The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Classic Reprint) Book

PREFACEMy attention was first drawn to the. OraculoManual by Mr. (nov Sir Mountstuart) GrantDuff's admirable article on Balthasar Gracian inthe Fortnigbtly Review of March 1877. I soonafter obtained a copy of Schopenhauer's excellentversion, and during a journey in Spain Iprocured with some difficulty a vil1ainouslyprinted edition of Gracian's works (Barcelona,1734-, "Por Joseph Giralt "), which contains theOratulo Manual towards the end of the firstvolume (pp. 431-494).I have translated froln this last, referring inthe many doubtful places of its text to the firstMadrid edi tion of 1653, the earliest in theBritish Museum. I have thoroughout hadSchopenhauer's version by my side, and haveAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.orgRead More