Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times, Etc

by Anthony Ashley Cooper, J.M. Robertson

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

388 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1711

About the author

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury was an English politician, philosopher and writer.

He was born at Exeter House in London, the son of the future Anthony Ashley Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury and his wife Lady Dorothy Manners, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland. At the age of three he was made over to the formal guardianship of his grandfather Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. John Locke, as medical attendant to the Ashley household, was entrusted with the supervision of his education.