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George Horace Lorimer was an American journalist and author best
known as the editor of The Saturday Evening Post. During his
editorial reign, the Post rose from a circulation of several
thousand to over a million. He is credited with promoting or
discovering a large number of American writers like Jack London.
Lorimer's Letters From A Self-Made Merchant To His Son is a
timeless collection of Gilded Age aphorisms from a rich man - a
prosperous pork-packer in Chicago to his son, Pierrepont, whom he
'affectionately' calls 'Piggy.' The writing is subtle and
brilliant.
George Horace Lorimer's More Letters From A Self-Made Merchant To
His Son is a sequel to his widely popular Letters From A Self-Made
Merchant To His Son, and offers fourteen more hilarious letters
from Old Gorgon Graham, a prosperous pork-packer in Chicago, to his
son, Pierrepont, whom he 'affectionately' calls 'Piggy.'
George Horace Lorimer's classic book of paternal advice is timeless
for its lessons on conducting one's personal and professional life
wisely, and to the very fullest. Letters from a Self-Made Merchant
to His Son consists of twenty letters. In each, the father - John
Graham - relays both news and crucial nuggets of advice to his
soon-to-graduate son, Pierrepont. The hard-won lessons and
experiences of life give rise to all manner of sound advice, with
the author's aim being to prepare his son for the world of work
that awaits him. The letters, while complete fiction, are written
in a tone that suggests familiarity and a paternal bond. It is this
sense of realism, combined with the father's plain spoken and
honest thoughts, that makes this book shine. At times the writing
is deceptively simple; only through reading and re-reading does the
full gravity of the advice rendered become apparent.
George Horace Lorimer's More Letters From A Self-Made Merchant To
His Son is a sequel to his widely popular Letters From A Self-Made
Merchant To His Son, and offers fourteen more hilarious letters
from Old Gorgon Graham, a prosperous pork-packer in Chicago, to his
son, Pierrepont, whom he 'affectionately' calls 'Piggy.'
George Lorimer's 'Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son' is
a timeless collection of Gilded Age aphorisms from a rich man - a
prosperous pork-packer in Chicago to his son, Pierrepont, whom he
'affectionately' calls 'Piggy.' The writing is subtle and
brilliant. Lorimer later followed this best-seller up with 'More
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant.'
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