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The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette - The Manual of Politeness by Cecil B. Hartley - The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, The Manual of Politeness Being A complete guide for a gentleman’s conduct in all his relations towards society. Containing Rules for the etiquette to be observed in the street, at table, in the ball room, evening party, and morning call; with full directions for polite correspondence, dress, conversation, manly exercises, and accomplishments. From the best French, English, and American authorities. One of the first rules for a guide in polite conversation, is to avoid political or religious discussions in general society. Such discussions lead almost invariably to irritating differences of opinion, often to open quarrels, and a coolness of feeling which might have been avoided by dropping the distasteful subject as soon as marked differences of opinion arose. It is but one out of many that can discuss either political or religious differences, with candor and judgment, and yet so far control his language and temper as to avoid either giving or taking offence. In their place, in circles which have met for such discussions, in a tête à tête conversation, in a small party of gentlemen where each is ready courteously to listen to the others, politics may be discussed with perfect propriety, but in the drawing-room, at the dinner-table, or in the society of ladies, these topics are best avoided.
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Cecil B. Hartley was a 19th-century biographer and etiquette expert. He is the author of The Gentleman's Book of Etiquette, The Life and Times of Colonel Daniel Boone, and The Three Mrs. Judsons.
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- PublisherCreatespace Independent Pub
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1537745689
- ISBN 13 9781537745688
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages168
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