{"product_id":"the-perils-of-politeness-richard-wendorf-9781836392637","title":"The Perils of Politeness: A Life of Lord Chesterfield","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive biography of Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield, a major political, literary, and cultural force in eighteenth century Britain. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStatesman, wit, writer, and arbiter of taste, the fourth Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) was one of the most influential--and divisive--figures of Georgian Britain. As Lord Macaulay later observed, Chesterfield was \"what no person in our time has been or can be, a great political leader and at the same time the acknowledged chief of the fashionable world.\" This is the first full-scale biography of Chesterfield in nearly a century, drawing on previously unpublished material to reassess his political career, literary output, and enduring fascination. Richard Wendorf offers a nuanced reading of Chesterfield's celebrated letters to his son and examines his embodiment of the virtues and perils of politeness, revealing a figure whose views on sex, marriage, women, and hypocrisy continue to provoke lively debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Wendorf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 183639263X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836392637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Richard Wendorf","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001566437631,"sku":"9781836392637","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-perils-of-politeness-richard-wendorf-9781836392637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}