Project Gutenberg 2010-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 328 Howe, Julia Ward 1819 1910 Howe, Mrs. Samuel Gridley Ward, Julia 12034315 Is Polite Society Polite? and Other Essays Preface -- Is polite society polite? -- Paris -- Greece revisited -- The salon in America -- Aristophanes -- The halfness of nature -- Dante and Beatrice. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Is Polite Society Polite?" by Julia Ward Howe is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of social behavior and manners, particularly questioning the nature of politeness in society. Drawing on her own experiences and observations, Howe critiques the shortcomings of so-called polite society while advocating for a humane, sincere approach to social interactions. The opening of the essay "Is Polite Society Polite?" begins by introducing the complexities of urban life, suggesting that ambitions can lead individuals to pursue success at the cost of sincerity and genuine manners. Howe discusses the importance of sincerity as the foundation of politeness and criticizes behaviors such as flattery and detraction. Through reflections on her own life, she recounts the lessons learned about the obligations of social conduct, including the importance of integrity when relating to others, especially in terms of one's personal connections and responsibilities. The essay sets the stage for a broader discourse on how to uphold polite society's true essence amidst prevalent societal flaws. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en American essays PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 310572 2025-06-14T06:04:52.544356 text/html 305307 2010-11-10T08:31:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 449893 2010-11-10T08:32:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 536977 2025-06-14T06:05:01.203304 application/epub+zip 538050 2025-06-14T06:04:56.129340 application/epub+zip 188481 2025-06-14T06:04:54.613351 application/epub+zip 755106 2025-06-14T06:05:04.927328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 736187 2025-06-14T06:05:00.099322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342142 2022-09-15T14:41:06.230099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275519 2025-06-14T06:04:51.913326 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275306 2010-11-10T08:31:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 109162 2010-11-10T08:32:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 275183 2010-11-10T08:31:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109003 2010-11-10T08:32:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 275248 2010-11-10T08:31:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108919 2010-11-10T08:32:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22427 2025-06-14T06:05:05.085369 application/rdf+xml 17053 2025-06-14T06:04:55.185323 image/jpeg 3871 2025-06-14T06:04:54.896307 image/jpeg 530676 2025-06-14T06:04:52.586338 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia