Polite Conversation in Three Dialogues

A satirical work in three dialogues, first published in 1738, presenting a mock guide to polite conversation that records the clichés and coarse everyday talk of early eighteenth-century society. This limited Chiswick Press edition includes an introduction and notes by George Saintsbury.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›British and Irish humor before 1800

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›British and Irish humor before 1800