A Lady and Gentleman's Guide to Safe Dueling
...should you find the capacity to do so, cry nonsensical abuses at your opponent to amuse onlookers.
A Lady and Gentleman's Guide to Safe Dueling, by George St Lawrence, was a highly popular guide to the highly popular sport of dueling.
Written for men and women alike it allowed dueling to become a much more safe and legal business, increasing the sport's popularity further while reducing investigations and deaths.
The book has been translated into all major languages and enjoys a world-wide readership.
Written for men and women alike it allowed dueling to become a much more safe and legal business, increasing the sport's popularity further while reducing investigations and deaths.
The book has been translated into all major languages and enjoys a world-wide readership.
Purpose
The book was created to inform the reader on all matters dueling.
This included how to guarantee one was not found guilty of bloodshed, how to retain one's dignity after a duel, the origin of the various customs, various sets of rules for conventional dueling, how to check for traps and cheating, practical first aid, how to discreetly use dueling as a path to suicide and societal standards around the globe regarding the matter of dueling, together with examples and suggestions.
This included how to guarantee one was not found guilty of bloodshed, how to retain one's dignity after a duel, the origin of the various customs, various sets of rules for conventional dueling, how to check for traps and cheating, practical first aid, how to discreetly use dueling as a path to suicide and societal standards around the globe regarding the matter of dueling, together with examples and suggestions.
Document Structure
Publication Status
The book is available for sale in most major bookstores, markets where bookstores are not available and the black market where literature is illegal or censored.
Type
Guide, Survival
Medium
Paper
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