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The Gentleman and Lady’s Book of Politeness

by Élisabeth Celnart

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Part I — Introduction — Of Propriety of Deportment, and Its Advantages
  3. 3Chapter I — Of Propriety of Conduct in Relation to Religious Duties
  4. 4Section I — Of Respectful Deportment at Church
  5. 5Section II — Of Religious Propriety in Our Intercourse With the World
  6. 6Chapter II — Of Propriety of Conduct in Relation to Domestic Duties
  7. 7Chapter III — Of Propriety of Conduct in Conjugal and Domestic Rela…
  8. 8Chapter IV — Of Propriety as Regards One’s Self
  9. 9Section I — Of the Toilet
  10. 10Section II — Of Reputation
  11. 11Chapter V — Of Propriety, in Regard to One’s Business or Profession
  12. 12Section I — Politeness of Shopkeepers and Customers
  13. 13Section II — Politeness Between Persons in Office and the Public
  14. 14Section III — Politeness of Lawyers and Their Clients
  15. 15Section IV — Politeness of Physicians and Their Patients
  16. 16Section V — Politeness of Artists and Authors, and the Deference Du…
  17. 17Section VI — Politeness of Military Men
  18. 18Section VII — Politeness of Ecclesiastics and Females of Religious…
  19. 19Part II — Of Propriety of Deportment in Regard to Our Social Relations
  20. 20Chapter II — Of Different Kinds of Visits
  21. 21Chapter III — Of the Manner of Receiving Visitors
  22. 22Chapter IV — Of the Carriage of the Body
  23. 23Chapter V — Of Physical Proprieties in Conversation
  24. 24Section I — Physical Observances in Conversation
  25. 25Section II — Of Gestures
  26. 26Section III — Of the Talent of Listening to Others
  27. 27Section IV — Of Pronunciation
  28. 28Section V — Of Correctness in Speaking
  29. 29Chapter VI — Of the Moral Observances in Conversation
  30. 30Section I — Of Formal and Vulgar Usages
  31. 31Section II — Of Questions, and Frequently Recurring Expressions
  32. 32Section III — Of Narrations, Analysis, and Digressions
  33. 33Section IV — Of Suppositions and Comparisons
  34. 34Section V — Of Discussions and Quotations
  35. 35Section VI — Of Pleasantry, Proverbs, Puns, and Bon Mots
  36. 36Section VII — Of Eulogiums, Complainings, Improprieties in General,…
  37. 37Chapter VII — Of Epistolary Composition
  38. 38Section I — Of Propriety in Letter Writing
  39. 39Section II — Of the Interior and Exterior Form of Letters
  40. 40Chapter VIII — Additional Rules in Respect to the Social Relations
  41. 41Section I — Of an Obliging Deportment
  42. 42Section II — Of Presents
  43. 43Section III — Of Advice
  44. 44Section IV — Of Discretion
  45. 45Chapter IX — Of Travelling
  46. 46Part III — Of Propriety in Relation to Pleasures
  47. 47Chapter II — Of Promenades, Parties, and Amusements
  48. 48Section I — Of Promenades
  49. 49Section II — Of Parties and Amusements
  50. 50Section III — Little Sports and Games of Society
  51. 51Chapter III — Of Balls, Concerts, and Public Shows
  52. 52Section I — Of Balls
  53. 53Section II — Of Concerts
  54. 54Section III — Of Public Shows or Spectacles
  55. 55Chapter IV — Of the Duties of Hospitality
  56. 56Part IV — Of Propriety as Regards Other Circumstances
  57. 57Section I — Of Marriage
  58. 58Section II — Of Baptism
  59. 59Chapter II — Of Duties Toward the Unfortunate
  60. 60Section I — Of Duties Toward the Sick, Infirm, and Unfortunate
  61. 61Section II — Of Funerals and Mourning

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