Rules for a Knight - The Last Letter of Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke
by Ethan Hawke
Rules for a Knight - The Last Letter of Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke
by Ethan Hawke
Book Summary
Ethan Hawke’s "Rules for a Knight" is framed as a poignant letter from Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke, a knight facing his final battle, to his children. This fictionalized account is both a survival guide and a philosophical treatise, distilling a lifetime’s worth of wisdom into a series of rules for living with honor, courage, and grace. Drawing on chivalric codes, stoic philosophy, and the author’s own meditations on virtue, the book presents a practical, accessible framework for personal mastery and character development—relevant for readers of any age or station.
- Discipline forms the...
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