Duelling Handbook, 1829

Klappentext "The Only Approved Guide Through All the Stages of a Quarrel!" this 1829 manual offered advice on everything from withdrawal of challenges to weapons. Its dramatic anecdotes recount duels between friends and brothers! as well as those arising from disagreements over religion! women! gambling! and other volatile subjects. Inhaltsverzeichnis DedicationThe Point of HonourTestimonials from Prince! Nobleman! Clergyman! Officer! and AuthorThe Royal Code of HonorSome Short and Useful Reflections upon DuellingThe Court of Honor CircularBrief Anecdotes of DuellingRoyal and Viceregal QuarrelsDanger of Being Seconds! or By-standersSuccessful InterferenceImprudence of Friends and RelativesTrifling Causes of QuarrelQuarrels Arising from MistakesDuels between BrothersDuels between FriendsQuarrelsome PersonsTricks and StratagemsResponsibility of the PressResponsibility of the BarResponsibility of Public FunctionariesQuarrels about LadiesInfluence of WomanQuarrels about ReligionAppeals to the LawsRecognizance to Keep the PeaceGambling QuarrelsObsolete RegulationsThe Irish DuellistNotes and CasesApologiesFate of SurvivorsDisobedient PrincipalsChallenges WithdrawnRefusing to Fire at an Injured ChallengerAlternate FiringA Snap is as Good as a ShotDrawing Blood or Firing in the AirDisuse of the HorsewhipDeciding Elections by a ShotDanger of PublicityDiminishing the MarkDistanceSlighted ChallengesSurgeons in AttendanceJokes and Horse PlaySeason and WeatherOne SecondPistolsDouble DuelsWritten StatementsGenerosity of CombatantsCourageBoastersCourt of ChivalryAnti-Duellists

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Hamilton
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2007
• EAN: 9780486454689
• ISBN: 978-0-486-45468-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 210 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor; Dover Books on History, Politi; Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor; Dover Books on History, Politi
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works