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Originally published in 1738, this witty and sardonic book offers a satirical take on the conventions and excesses of polite society in 18th-century England. With a range of imagined conversations between aristocrats and social climbers, A Complete Collection of Genteel and... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1738, this witty and sardonic book offers a satirical take on the conventions and excesses of polite society in 18th-century England. With a range of imagined conversations between aristocrats and social climbers, A Complete Collection of Genteel and... Read Full Overview