Richardson's Letter-Writer.
Contents
Letter I.
To a father, against putting a youth of but moderate parts to a profession that requires more extensive abilities.
Letter II.
From an uncle to a nephew, on his keeping bad company, bad hours, &c. in his apprenticeship.
Letter III.
A widow-mother's letter, in answer to her son's complaining of hardships in his apprenticeship.
Letter IV.
An uncle's Letter to the youth, on the same occasion.
Letter V.
An apprentice to an uncle, about a fraud committed by his fellow-apprentice to their master.
Letter VI.
The uncle's answer.
Letter VII.
Advice from a father to a young beginner, what company to choose, and how to behave in it.
Letter VIII.
General rules for agreeable conversation in a young man. From a father to a son.
Letter IX.
An elder to a younger brother, who is in love with a young lady of great gaiety, &c.
Letter X.
An elder to an extravagant younger brother.
Letter XI.
To a young man too soon keeping a horse.
Letter XII.
Against a sudden intimacy, or friendship, with one of a short acquaintance.
Letter XIII.
A young man in business, to a father, desiring leave to address his daughter.
Letter XIV.
To the daughter (on the father's allowance) apprising her of his intended visit.
Letter XV.
From a young lady to her father, acquainting him with a proposal of marriage made to her.
Letter XVI.
The father's answer, on a supposition that he approves not of the young man's addresses.
Letter XVII.
The father's answer, on a supposition that he does not disapprove of the young man's addresses.
Letter XVIII.
The young gentleman's letter to the father, apprising him of his affection for his daughter.
Letter XIX.
From the cousin to the father and mother, in commendation of the young gentleman.
Letter XX.
From the father, in answer to the young gentleman.
Letter XXI.
From the young gentleman to his mistress on her arrival at her father's.
Letter XXII.
From a brother to his sister in the country, upbraiding her for being negligent in writing.
Letter XXIII.
In answer to the preceding.
Letter XXIV.
From the daughter to her mother, in excuse for her neglect.
Letter XXV.
From a son-in-law to his wife's father, acquainting him with his wife's illness.
Letter XXVI.
From a country chapman beginning trade, to a city dealer, offering his correspondence.
Letter XXVII.
In answer to the foregoing.
Letter XXVIII.
From a maid-servant in town, acquainting her father and mother in the country, with a proposal of marriage, and asking their consent.
Letter XXIX.
From the parents, in answer to the preceding.
Letter XXX.
From the same, acquainting her parents with her marriage.
Letter XXXI.
Recommending a superior man-servant.
Letter XXXII.
Recommending a wet-nurse.
Letter XXXIII.
Recommending a cook-maid.
Letter XXXIV.
Recommending a chamber-maid.
Letter XXXV.
Recommending a nursery-maid.
Letter XXXVI.
A father to a son, to dissuade him from the vice of drinking to excess.
Letter XXXVII.
The same subject pursued.
Letter XXXVIII.
From an apprentice to his master, begging forgiveness for a great misdemeanour.
Letter XL.
From an apprentice to his friends, in praise of his master and family.
Letter XLI.
Another from an apprentice, where the master is too remiss in his own affairs.
Letter XLII.
To a country correspondent, modestly requesting a balance of accounts between them.
Letter XLIII.
In answer to the preceding.
Letter XLIV.
A more pressing and angry letter from a city dealer on the same account.
Letter XLV.
In answer to the preceding.
Letter XLVI.
To a young trader generally in a hurry in business, advising method as well as diligence.
Letter XLVII.
From a son reduced by his own extravagance, requesting his father's advice, on his intention to turn player.
Letter XLVIII.
The father's answer, setting forth the inconveniencies and disgrace attending the profession of a player.
Letter XLIX.
To a brother too captious to bear himself the ridicule he practises upon others.
Letter L.
To a friend on his recovery from a dangerous illness.
Letter LI.
On the same occasion.
Letter LII.
In answer to the preceding.
Letter LIII.
To a young lady, advising her not to change her guardians, nor to encourage any clandestine address.
Letter LIV.
From a mother to her daughter, jealous of her husband.
Letter LV.
The same subject continued.
Letter LVI.
From a tender father to an ungracious son.
Letter LVII.
The son's dutiful answer.
Letter LVIII.
To a friend, on occasion of his not answering his Letters.
Letter LIX.
In answer to the preceding.
Letter LX.
From a father to a son, on his negligence in his affairs.
Letter LXI.
The son's grateful answer.
Letter LXII.
A young woman in town to her sister in the country, recounting her narrow escape from a snare laid for her on her first arrival, by a wicked procuress.
Letter LXIII.
To a daughter in a country town, who encourages the address of a subaltern. [A case too frequent in country places.]
Letter LXIV.
Of expostulation from a grave friend to a young man, on his slighting and irreverent behaviour to his father.
Letter LXV.
Against too great a love of singing and music.
Letter LXVI.
From a daughter to her father, pleading for her sister, who had married without his consent.
Letter LXVII.
The father's answer.
Letter LXVIII.
To a brother, against making his wife and children the constant subject of his praise and conversation.
Letter LXIX.
From a father to a daughter, in dislike of her intentions to marry at too early an age.
Letter LXX.
From a father to a daughter against a frothy, French lover.
Letter LXXI.
A modest lover desiring an aunt's favour to her niece.
Letter LXXII.
The aunt's answer, supposing the gentleman deserves encouragement.
Letter LXXIII.
The answer, supposing the gentleman is not approved.
Letter LXXIV.
From a respectful lover to his mistress.
Letter LXXV.
The answer.
Letter LXXVI.
Humorous epistle of neighbourly occurrences and news, to a bottle-companion abroad.
Letter LXXVII.
From a nephew to his aunt, on his slow progress in a courtship affair.
Letter LXXVIII.
The aunt's answer, encouraging him to persevere.
Letter LXXIX.
A gentleman to a lady, professing an aversion to the tedious forms of courtship.
Letter LXXX.
The lady's answer, encouraging a farther declaration.
Letter LXXXI.
The gentleman's reply, more explicitly avowing his passion.
Letter LXXXII.
The lady's answer to his reply, putting the matter on a sudden issue.
Letter LXXXIII.
A facetious young lady to her aunt, ridiculing her serious lover.
Letter LXXXIV.
Her aunt's answer, reprehending her ludicrous turn of mind.
Letter LXXXV.
From a gentleman to his mistress, resenting her supposed coquetry.
Letter LXXXVI.
The lady's angry answer.
Letter LXXXVII.
The gentleman's submissive reply.
Letter LXXXVIII.
The lady's forgiving return.
Letter LXXXIX.
Ridiculing a romantic rhapsody in courtship.
Letter XC.
Against a young lady's affecting manly airs; and also censuring the modern riding-habits.
Letter XCI.
Letter of a father to a daughter, relating to three persons of different characters proposed to him, each for her husband. With his recommendation of one in years.
Letter XCII.
Her answer, dutifully expostulating on the case.
Letter XCIII.
His reply, urgently enforcing, but not compelling, her compliance with his desire.
Letter XCIV.
To a rich widow lady with children, dissuading her from marrying a widower of meaner degree, who has children also.
Instructions to young orphan ladies, as well as others.
How to judge of proposals of marriage made to them without their guardians' or friends' consent, by their milliners, mantua-makers, or other go-betweens.
Letter XCV.
From a young orphan lady rejecting such an importunate proposal.
Letter XCVI.
From the lady's friend to the importuning suitor.
Letter XCVII.
A less affronting letter, to the same effect.
Letter XCVIII.
Another letter, to the same effect.
Letter XCIX.
A letter from the orphan lady's friend, not wholly rejecting the suitor.
Letter C.
Another letter from the orphan lady's friend, suggesting he apply to her trusted confidant
Letter CI.
A different letter from the orphan lady's friend, suggesting he apply to her trusted confidant
Letter CII.
From a town-tenant to his landlord, excusing delay of payment.
Letter CIII,
From a country tenant to the same purpose.
Letter CIV.
The landlord's answer.
Letter CV.
A threatening Letter from a steward on delay of payment.
Letter CVI.
The poor tenant's moving answer.
Letter CVII.
The steward's reply, giving more time.
Letter CVIII.
The poor man's thankful letter in return.
Letter CIX.
An offer of assistance to a friend who has received great losses by a person's failure.
Letter CX.
The friend's answer, accepting the kind offer.
Letter CXI.
The friend's answer, supposing he has no occasion.
Letter CXII.
Of consolation to a friend in prison for debt.
Letter CXIII.
In answer to the preceding.
Letter CXIV.
To a person of note, in acknowledgment of great benefits received.
Letter CXV.
Another for favours of not so high, yet of a generous nature.
Letter CXVI.
An excuse to a person who wants to borrow money.
Letter CXVII.
On the same subject.
Letter CXVIII.
On the same subject.
Letter CXIX.
To a friend in compliance with his request to borrow a sum of money.
Letter CXX.
Another on the same occasion, limiting the repayment to a certain time.
Letter CXXI.
To a friend, on a breach of promise in not returning money lent in his exigence.
Letter CXXII.
To a friend, who had promised to lend a sum of money, to answer a critical exigence, and drove it off to the last.
Letter CXXIII.
The answer, excusing the pain he had given his friend by his remissness.
Letter CXXIV.
To one who, upon a very short acquaintance, and without any visible merit but assurance, wants to borrow a sum of money.
Letter CXXV.
A gentleman to a lady who humorously resents his mistress's fondness of a monkey, and indifference to himself.
Letter CXXVI.
A sailor to his betrothed mistress.
Letter CXXVII.
Her answer.
Letter CXXVIII.
A sea-officer to his wife.
Letter CXXIX.
A wife to her husband at sea.
Letter CXXX.
To a father, on his neglect of his children's education.
Letter CXXXI.
From a young maiden, abandoned by her lover for the sake of a greater fortune.
Letter CXXXII.
From a gentleman to his mistress, who seeing no hopes of success, respectfully withdraws his suit.
Letter CXXXIII.
From a lady to a gentleman, who had obtained all her friends consent, urging him to decline his suit to her.
Letter CXXXIV.
The gentleman's answer to the lady's uncommon request.
Letter CXXXV.
The lady's reply, in case of a prepossession.
Letter CXXXVI.
The lady's reply in case of no prepossession, or that she chooses not to avow it.
Letter CXXXVII.
A lady to a gentleman of superior fortune, who, after a long address in an honourable way, proposes to live with her as a gallant.
Letter CXXXVIII.
A father to a daughter in service, on hearing of her master's attempting her virtue.
Letter CXXXIX.
The daughter's answer.
Letter CXL.
To a gentleman of fortune, who has children, dissuading him from a second marriage with a lady much younger than himself.
Letter CXLI.
The same subject pursued.
Letter CXLII.
Against a second marriage, where there are children on both sides.
Letter CXLIII.
Against a second marriage, where there are children on one side, and a likelihood of more.
Letter CXLIV.
Advising a friend against going to law.
Letter CXLV.
To a young lady, cautioning her against keeping company with a gentleman of a bad character.
Letter CXLVI.
From a mother to her high-spirited daughter, who lives on uneasy terms with her husband.
Letter CXLVII.
A lady to her friend, a young widow lady, who, having buried a polite and excellent husband, inclines to marry a less deserving gentleman, and of unequal fortune.
Letter CXLVIII.
From a gentleman, strenuously expostulating with an old rich widow, about to marry a very young gay gentleman.
Letters describing the sights and activities of London.
Letter CXLIX.
From a young lady in town to her aunt in the country, describing the tower, monument, St. Paul's, &c.
Letter CL.
From the same, describing other remarkable places in and about London and Westminster, which are generally shown to strangers.
Letter CLI.
From the same, describing Chelsea hospital, and Kensington palace.
Letter CLII .
From the same, describing Greenwich Park, and the passage to it by water.
Letter CLIII.
From the same, describing Bethlehem hospital.
Letter CLIV.
From the same. Diversions of Vauxhall described.
Letter CLV.
From the same. An account of Westminster Abbey.
Letter CLVI.
From the same. Account of Westminster Abbey continued.
Letter CLVII.
From the same. On a concert or musical entertainment.
Letter CLVIII.
From the same. On the diversions of the play-house.
Letter CLIX.
From the same. The play, and the low scenes of harlequinery after it, described and exposed.
Letter CLX.
From a country gentleman in town, to his brother in the country, describing a public execution in London.
Letter CLXI.
The aunt to the niece, desiring her own opinion of her two lovers.
Letter CLXII.
The niece's answer: describing the behaviour of the sensible lover.
Letter CLXIII.
From the same. Containing the description of the behaviour of the same gentleman; which occasions a love-quarrel.
Letter CLXIV.
From the same: describing her fluttering pretender.
Letter CLXV.
From the aunt, containing solid advice and caution on this occasion.
Letter CLXVI.
From a lady to her false lover, who after having braved all his friends' expostulations, at last is persuaded to abandon her for another of larger fortune.
Letter CLXVII.
From a gentleman to his lady, whose over-niceness in her house, and uneasy temper with her servants, make their lives uncomfortable.
Letter CLXVIII.
From a gentleman who in a small fortune experiences the slights of his friends; but being suddenly reputed to be rich, is oppressed with the fawning caresses and adulation of those who had before neglected him.
Letter CLXIX.
From one brother to another, on the rash marriage of a beloved daughter of one of them, to a profligate young fellow.
Letter CLXX.
The afflicted father, in answer to the preceding.
Letter CLXXI.
To a father on the loss of his son, who died under age.
Letter CLXXII.
To a father on the loss of a hopeful son, who died at man's estate.
Letter CLXXIII.
To a widow on the death of her husband.
