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Can I read The English Gentleman - The Rise and Fall of an Ideal on EtoBox?
The English Gentleman - The Rise and Fall of an Ideal by Philip Mason is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The English Gentleman - The Rise and Fall of an Ideal about?
This informative social history chronicles the rise and fall of an intriguing social phenomenon--the ideal of a gentleman--tracing its history from Chancer's "gentle knight," through the Victorian era, to the present day. The idea of the gentleman is central to the English view of the world. It runs through and illuminates English history at least from the time of Chaucer's parfit gentil knight. For the Victorians, it provided a second religion which underpinned not only daily life, but the whole edifice of empire.
Who reads The English Gentleman - The Rise and Fall of an Ideal?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Philip Mason
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780688014001
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, History, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (13 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14