The Pleasures Of Life
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning consistent with age. Markings: Previous owner's name on fep. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages holding firm. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A celebrated work of Victorian moral philosophy, The Pleasures of Life by Lord Avebury — better known as Sir John Lubbock — presents a thoughtful and eloquent meditation on what constitutes a well-lived life. Originally published in the late nineteenth century, the work argues that true happiness is found not in wealth or power, but in the cultivation of the mind, the love of nature, and the joys of literature and friendship. Written in the warm, accessible prose of a Renaissance man who was equally at home in science, politics, and letters, it chronicles the author's conviction that intellectual and moral enrichment are the surest paths to contentment. Drawing on a vast range of classical and contemporary sources, Lubbock instructs his readers with the authority of a polymath and the sincerity of a humanist, making this enduring essay collection as relevant today as when it first captivated Victorian audiences.
Author: The Right Hon. Lord Avebury, P.C.
Format: Hardback
Published: 1930, Macmillan and Co., Limited
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning consistent with age. Markings: Previous owner's name on fep. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages holding firm. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A celebrated work of Victorian moral philosophy, The Pleasures of Life by Lord Avebury — better known as Sir John Lubbock — presents a thoughtful and eloquent meditation on what constitutes a well-lived life. Originally published in the late nineteenth century, the work argues that true happiness is found not in wealth or power, but in the cultivation of the mind, the love of nature, and the joys of literature and friendship. Written in the warm, accessible prose of a Renaissance man who was equally at home in science, politics, and letters, it chronicles the author's conviction that intellectual and moral enrichment are the surest paths to contentment. Drawing on a vast range of classical and contemporary sources, Lubbock instructs his readers with the authority of a polymath and the sincerity of a humanist, making this enduring essay collection as relevant today as when it first captivated Victorian audiences.