As a man of letters is much less well known.
In 1751, I removed from the country to the town, the true scene for a man of letters.
By background, he was both a man of letters and well trained in arms.
"You ought to have a man of letters like Johnson."
"I see you are a man of letters," he said, not without some surprise.
But even "man of letters" does not quite grasp him.
He was also known as a man of letters.
He was a known orator and a man of letters.
John was a man of letters and an amateur philosopher.
Deacon's new career as a man of letters had begun.
