Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, was at one time Ambassador to the Hague, negotiated the second Treaty of Vienna, was a founding governor of London’s Foundling Hospital, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and Secretary of State. Having no legitimate children, his heir was his third cousin (another Philip) whom he adopted. Although known as a hard, calculating man, he is most well known for his letters to his natural son (i.e., illegitimate son) (also called Philip). When Philip died in 1768, the letters are addressed to his grandchildren (Philip’s two sons, Charles, and, yes, Philip!). (Sibella Denton)
From the introduction:
“The proud Lord Chesterfield would have turned in his grave had he known that he was to go down to posterity as a teacher and preacher of the gospel of not grace, but—"the graces, the graces, the graces." Natural gifts, social status, open opportunities, and his ambition, all conspired to destine him for high statesmanship. If anything was lacking in his qualifications, he had the pluck and good sense to work hard and persistently until the deficiency was made up. Something remained lacking, and not all his consummate mastery of arts could conceal that conspicuous want,—the want of heart.
Teacher and preacher he assuredly is, and long will be, yet no thanks are his due from a posterity of the common people whom he so sublimely despised. His pious mission was not to raise the level of the multitude, but to lift a single individual upon a pedestal so high that his lowly origin should not betray itself. That individual was his, Lord Chesterfield's, illegitimate son, whose inferior blood should be given the true blue hue by concentrating upon him all the externals of aristocratic education.”
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letterstohisson_###_chesterfield.mp3
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Title: Letter 001
Artist: Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield
Album: Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman
Last edited by Sibella on October 19th, 2010, 4:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
[size=100][b]It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Is there any way that some sections could be combined? I THINK that archive.org goes all haywire and causes problems if there are more than 256 files. I remember that whoever cataloged the little vignettes on Lincoln (about 350 sections) had a very difficult time with it.
I can confirm this with whoever cataloged that project, if you like, to be sure that it really is a problem.
Guys, there are 320 letters. IT's 300,000 words. I may be able to combine if there is a problem with projects over 256. However, I am not going to do 10K sections. Believe me, I looked quite carefully at the text before I posted the request.
[size=100][b]It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
We went to your Gutenberg link. I now see that that is only the first of 10 volumes. Here's a link to the entire work: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3361
Would you want to maybe do this in 2 parts? Do half and half?
Edit: Before deciding, I've asked the other admins if there really is a limit at Archive as to number of sections. It's probably best to confirm that before we get too excited.
You're right, we have the wrong file.
You mean to use this one: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3361
(What a coincidence that the first book is exactly 32 letters!)
I completely agree, not to make long sections, because that is very inconvenient for the listeners. But we can't make 320 sections. What do you want? Combine two letters in each section? Split the project in two?
I don't mind. Just tell me.
I want to wait for confirmation that 320 isn't doable.
If we have to do it, I can combine some of the later letters; there are several short ones at the end when Lord Chesterfield was reaching the end of his life. THere are a few short ones in the middle as well. It's not regular, and it doesn't make sense to combine two in one as a rule.
[size=100][b]It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
THanks, Bart. There is no hurry - I'd like to wait in here a bit and find a PL, too!
