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    Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1756-58
    Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1756-58
    Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1756-58
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    Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1756-58

    By Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
    Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1756-58

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