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The Intellectual Life

by Philip Gilbert Hamerton

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  1. 1Dedication
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Part I — The Physical Basis
  4. 4Letter II — To a Young Man of Letters Who Worked Excessively
  5. 5Letter III — To a Student in Uncertain Health
  6. 6Letter IV — To a Muscular Christian
  7. 7Letter V — To a Student Who Neglected Bodily Exercise
  8. 8Letter VI — To an Author in Mortal Disease
  9. 9Letter VII — To a Young Man of Brilliant Ability, Who Had Just Take…
  10. 10Part II — The Moral Basis
  11. 11Letter II — To an Undisciplined Writer
  12. 12Letter III — To a Friend Who Suggested the Speculation “Which of th…
  13. 13Letter IV — To a Moralist Who Said That Intellectual Culture Was No…
  14. 14Part III — Of Education
  15. 15Letter II — To a Friend Who Studied Many Things
  16. 16Letter III — To a Friend Who Studied Many Things
  17. 17Letter IV — To a Student of Literature
  18. 18Letter V — To a Country Gentleman Who Regretted That His Son Had th…
  19. 19Letter VI — To the Principal of a French College
  20. 20Letter VII — To the Principal of a French College
  21. 21Letter VIII — To a Student of Modern Languages
  22. 22Letter IX — To a Student of Modern Languages
  23. 23Letter X — To a Student Who Lamented His Defective Memory
  24. 24Letter XI — To a Master of Arts Who Said That a Certain Distinguish…
  25. 25Part IV — The Power of Time
  26. 26Letter II — To a Young Man of Great Talent and Energy Who Had Magni…
  27. 27Letter III — To a Man of Business Who Desired to Make Himself Bette…
  28. 28Letter IV — To a Student Who Felt Hurried and Driven
  29. 29Letter V — To a Friend Who, Though He Had No Profession, Could Not…
  30. 30Part V — The Influences of Money
  31. 31Letter II — To a Genius Careless in Money Matters
  32. 32Letter III — To a Student in Great Poverty
  33. 33Part VI — Custom and Tradition
  34. 34Letter II — To a Conservative Who Had Accused the Author of a Want…
  35. 35Letter III — To a Lady Who Lamented That Her Son Had Intellectual D…
  36. 36Letter IV — To the Son of the Lady to Whom the Preceding Letter Was…
  37. 37Letter V — To a Friend Who Seemed to Take Credit to Himself, Intell…
  38. 38Letter VI — To a Roman Catholic Friend Who Accused the Intellectual…
  39. 39Part VII — Women and Marriage
  40. 40Letter II — To a Young Gentleman Who Contemplated Marriage
  41. 41Letter III — To a Young Gentleman Who Contemplated Marriage
  42. 42Letter IV — To a Young Gentleman Who Contemplated Marriage
  43. 43Letter V — To a Young Gentleman Who Contemplated Marriage
  44. 44Letter VI — To a Solitary Student
  45. 45Letter VII — To a Lady of High Culture Who Found It Difficult to As…
  46. 46Letter VIII — To a Lady of High Culture
  47. 47Letter IX — To a Young Man of the Middle Class, Well Educated, Who…
  48. 48Part VIII — Aristocracy and Democracy
  49. 49Letter II — To an English Democrat
  50. 50Part IX — Society and Solitude
  51. 51Letter II — To a Young Gentleman Who Lived Much in Fashionable Society
  52. 52Letter III — To a Young Gentleman Who Lived Much in Fashionable Soc…
  53. 53Letter IV — To a Young Gentleman Who Lived Much in Fashionable Society
  54. 54Letter V — To a Young Gentleman Who Kept Entirely Out of Company
  55. 55Letter VI — To a Friend Who Kindly Warned the Author of the Bad Eff…
  56. 56Part X — Intellectual Hygienics
  57. 57Letter II — To a Student in the First Ardor of Intellectual Ambition
  58. 58Letter III — To an Intellectual Man Who Desired an Outlet for His E…
  59. 59Letter IV — To the Friend of a Man of High Culture Who Produced Not…
  60. 60Letter V — To a Student Who Felt Hurried and Driven
  61. 61Letter VI — To an Ardent Friend Who Took No Rest
  62. 62Letter VII — To an Ardent Friend Who Took No Rest
  63. 63Letter VIII — To a Friend (Highly Cultivated) Who Congratulated Him…
  64. 64Letter IX — To an Author Who Appreciated Contemporary Literature
  65. 65Letter X — To an Author Who Kept Very Irregular Hours
  66. 66Part XI — Trades and Professions
  67. 67Letter II — To a Young Gentleman Who Had Literary and Artistic Tast…
  68. 68Letter III — To a Young Gentleman Who Wished to Devote Himself to L…
  69. 69Letter IV — To an Energetic and Successful Cotton Manufacturer
  70. 70Letter V — To a Young Etonian Who Thought of Becoming a Cotton-Spinner
  71. 71Part XII — Surroundings
  72. 72Letter II — To a Friend Who Maintained That Surroundings Were a Mat…
  73. 73Letter III — To an Artist Who Was Fitting Up a Magnificent New Studio

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