Letters on the Improvement of the Mind - Addressed to a Young Lady

Hester Chapone's 1773 collection of letters to her niece offers advice on matters of education, religion and proper deportment.

List of contents

Dedication; Part I: 1. On the first principles of religion; 2. On the study of the holy scriptures; 3. On the study of the holy scriptures (cont.); 4. On the regulation of the heart and affections; 5. On the regulation of the heart and affections (cont.); Part II: 6. On the government of the temper; 7. On oeconomy; 8. On politeness and accomplishments; 9. On geography and chronology; 10. On the manner and course of reading history; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Hester Chapone
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.11.2013
• EAN: 9781108067973
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06797-3
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / History, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education