The Duelling Handbook 1829

This 1829 manual offered advice on everything from withdrawal of challenges to weapons. Dramatic anecdotes recount duels arising from disagreements over religion, women, gambling, and other volatile subjects.

Hardcover reprint of the original 1829 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Hamilton, Joseph. The Only Approved Guide Through All The Stages Of A Quarrel: Containing The Royal Code Of Honor; Reflections Upon Duelling; And The Outline Of A Court For The Adjustment Of Disputes. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Hamilton, Joseph. The Only Approved Guide Through All The Stages Of A Quarrel: Containing The Royal Code Of Honor; Reflections Upon Duelling; And The Outline Of A Court For The Adjustment Of Disputes, . London, Hatchard & Sons: Etc., Etc., 1829. Subject: Dueling

Can the law promote moral values even in pluralistic societies such as the United States? Drawing upon important federal legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, legal scholar and moral theologian Cathleen Kaveny argues that it can. In conversation with thinkers as diverse as Thomas Aquinas, Pope John Paul II, and Joseph Raz, she argues that the law rightly promotes the values of autonomy and solidarity. At the same time, she cautions that wise lawmakers will not enact mandates that are too far out of step with the lived moral values of the actual community. According to Kaveny, the law is best understood as a moral teacher encouraging people to act virtuously, rather than a police officer requiring them to do so. In Law’s Virtues Kaveny expertly applies this theoretical framework to the controversial moral-legal issues of abortion, genetics, and euthanasia. In addition, she proposes a moral analysis of the act of voting, in dialogue with the election guides issued by the US bishops. Moving beyond the culture wars, this bold and provocative volume proposes a vision of the relationship of law and morality that is realistic without being relativistic and optimistic without being utopian.

The duel has always engaged the mind and there are so many fictional accounts of these man to man combats, with the mist of dawn swirling on the heath, the crack of a shot, and a distraught female rushing to the side of the mortally wounded and often innocent youngster on the ground, killed by the older and much less attractive combatant. The truth of the matter is often more prosaic, but these two volumes give the whole history of the subject, tracing dueling back to the field of honour of mediaeval times through to 1841. The first part of the book deals with the earlier events in the history of one-to-one combat, looking at how the rules of dueling developed, and how dueling became a substitute for the joust. It also brings out the connection with wrestling, gladiators, boxing and even female boxers. There are very good analyses of dueling on the continent as well as in Great Britain, which adds to the value of this book. The real value of the book is twofold: there is a detailed account of the background to dueling and the various alternative forms of this ultimate trial of courage, and there is an account of the duels fought during the reigns of George II and George IV. Among the latter are details of duels between George Garrick and a Mr Baddeley in 1810, between Charles James Fox and Mr Adam in 1779, between HRH the Duke of York and Colonel Lennox in 1789, between the Duke of Bedford and the Duke of Buckingham in 1822, between the Duke of Wellington and the Earlof Winchelsea in 1829, and between the Earl of Cardigan and Captain Tuckett in 1840, which latter resulted in the trial of the Earl of Cardigan before Parliament in 1841, and the final ban on dueling.

Ironically enough, one of the twentieth century's leading pacifists wrote Little Wars, a book that has entertained and enlightened war buffs for the past hundred years. H. G. Wells, the great science-fiction pioneer, turned his attention from tales of time travel and alien invasions to write the first classic book of war games. His simulations of past battles and hypothetical future clashes allow readers to test their tactical and strategic skills and attempt to rewrite history. The companion piece, Floor Games, offers a more lighthearted look at war games. Based on the playful battles Wells waged with his sons, the narrative describes how creative play with miniature figures can transform an ordinary room into a magical world. The book has since been hailed as an inspiration for the development of a nonverbal psychotherapeutic method employed in the treatment of adults and children. Both Little Wars and Floor Games feature winsome illustrations by J. R. Sinclair that enhance their antique charm.

This charming volume for younger readers, written during World War I by a British military hero, relates the basics of espionage — including disguise, passing messages, creating diversions, and other maneuvers.

Regency London's detective duo is back on a new case--and this one is going to be a killer. Caught in the explosion of the Hammersmith Mill in London, Bow Street Runner Daniel Swann rushes to help any survivors only to find the mill's owner dead of an apparent gunshot. Even though the owner's daughter, Agatha Montgomery, mourns his death, it seems there are more than a few people with motive for murder. But Daniel can't take this investigation slow and steady. Instead, he must dig through all the suspects as quickly as he can, because the clock is ticking until his mysterious patronage--and his job as a runner--comes to an abrupt and painful end. It seems to Daniel that, like his earthly father, his heavenly Father has abandoned him to the fates. Lady Juliette Thorndike is Agatha's bosom friend and has the inside knowledge of the wealthy London ton to be invaluable to Daniel. She should be in a perfect position to help with the case. Still, her instructor in the art of spy craft orders her to stay out of the investigation. But circumstances intervene, dropping her into the middle of the deadly pursuit. When a dreadful accident ends in another death on the mill floor, Daniel discovers a connection to his murder case--and to his own secret past. Now he and Juliette are in a race to find the killer before his time runs out. "Erica Vetsch once again weaves a classic tale of how the old affects the new. An artfully told story that will have you wondering at the outcome until the final pages are read."-- Ruth Logan Herne, USA TODAY best-selling author