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The Cynic's Rules of Conduct

by Chester Field

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Good manners become a source of mischief in Chester Field's collection of comic rules. Arranged as short pieces of advice, the book moves through dinner parties, weddings, clubs, family visits and money matters. A hostess receives her guests while her husband earns the cost of entertaining them, and a guest room doubles as storage for unwanted furniture. Each rule borrows the confident tone of an etiquette manual, then turns toward vanity, expense or convenience.

The humor depends on the gap between public respectability and private motives. Relatives, social climbers, employers and newly married couples all receive pointed attention, with frequent jokes about courtship and household power. Some advice reflects dated assumptions about women and servants.

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Reading time
About 10 minutes
Pages
74
Language
English
Genre
Satire
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