Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady

Hester Chapone

Written for a beloved niece, Chapone's letters became required reading for two generations of English girls. She maps a complete self-education: temper, economy, reading, and the government of the heart, with the life of the author included in this edition. Eighteenth-century mentorship at its warmest and most demanding. A famous aunt worth borrowing.