The gentlemen's book of etiquette : a manual of politeness from a gentler time /
Cecil B. Hartley
- Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2017.
- 332 p. ; 22 cm.
Originally published: Philadelphia : G. G. Evans, 1860.
Published just before the Civil War, this classic etiquette book for men presents enduring advice for the courtesy-challenged. Commonsense suggestions for socializing, exercise, flirting, dining, and dressing reveal that the basics of proper behavior haven't changed all that much ― and in situations where they have, today's gentlemen will find something worth learning from their predecessors.