num_pages: 296
description: A Complete Collection of genteel &amp; ingenious Conversation, according to the most polite mode &amp; method now used at Court &amp; in the best Companies of England, commonly known as A Complete Collection of Genteel &amp; Ingenious Conversation is a book by Jonathan Swift offering an ironic satirical commentary on the perceived banality of conversation among the upper classes in early-18th century Great Britain written in the form of a reference guide for those lacking conversational skill. It was completed in 1731, but may have been conceived of in 1704. One of his last works, it was written between bouts of vertigo &amp; not presented for publication until 1738.
language: English
title: A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation
titlecomplete: A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Thoemmes Continuum (Bristol)