Duelling: The Code of Honor
Or, Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, History
| Author: | John Lyde Wilson | ISBN: | 9781775413721 |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press | Publication: | January 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | The Floating Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Lyde Wilson |
| ISBN: | 9781775413721 |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press |
| Publication: | January 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | The Floating Press |
| Language: | English |
Originally this was published by the author (1784-1849), a former governor of South Carolina, as a 22-page booklet, in 1838. Before his death he added an appendix of the 1777 Irish duelling code, but this second edition was not printed until 1858, as a 46-page small book, still sized to fit in the case with one's duelling pistols. This code is far less blood-thirsty than many might suppose, but built on a closed social caste and standards of behavior quite alien to today.
Originally this was published by the author (1784-1849), a former governor of South Carolina, as a 22-page booklet, in 1838. Before his death he added an appendix of the 1777 Irish duelling code, but this second edition was not printed until 1858, as a 46-page small book, still sized to fit in the case with one's duelling pistols. This code is far less blood-thirsty than many might suppose, but built on a closed social caste and standards of behavior quite alien to today.
