"The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews" by Margaret C. Conkling. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Margaret C. Conkling. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews
The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
THE. AMERICAN GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE
LETTER I
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LETTER II
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LETTER III
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LETTER IV
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LETTER V
LETTER VI
LETTER VII
THE YOUTH AND THE PHILOSOPHER
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LETTER VIII
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LETTER IX
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LETTER X
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LETTER XI
LETTER XII
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Margaret C. Conkling
Published by Good Press, 2019
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"No matter about the material—the color would have redeemed anything!" cried Grace.
"What?" (here I recognized the animated voice of the lady of the mansion); "why, only his mauvais ton, in 'congratulating' me upon having 'so many' at my reception for Governor and Mrs. ——, the other evening, and his equally flattering assurance that he had not seen so 'brilliant a military turn-out in a long time'—meaning, of course, his elegant self! You are mistaken, however, Laura, about his coat being of tissue, it was lawn, and had just come home from his lawn-dress, when he put it on. I distinctly saw the mark of the smoothing-iron on the cuff, as well as that his wristband was soiled considerably."
