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  1. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women, on the Various Duties of Life by George Sumner Weaver (page images at MOA)

  2. All the Familiar Colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, Concerning Men, Manners, and Things by Desiderius Erasmus, trans. by N. Bailey (HTML at Sewanee)

  3. A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding by Sophia Orne Johnson (local HTML)

  4. A Manual of Moral Philosophy by Andrew P. Peabody (page images at MOA)

  5. A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard (HTML at birdsnest.com)

  6. A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful by Edmund Burke (HTML at BiblioBytes)

  7. A System of Moral Science by Laurens P. Hickok (page images at MOA)

  8. A Text-Book of Ethics for Union Schools and Bible Classes by Joseph Alden (page images at MOA)

  9. Christian Morals by Thomas Browne (HTML at Chicago)

  10. Creed and Deed by Felix Adler (page images at MOA)

  11. Culture and Restraint by Hugh Black (Golden Gale archive format)

  12. Elements of Moral Philosophy: Analytical, Synthetical, and Practical by Hubbard Winslow (page images at MOA)

  13. Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home (New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1922) by Emily Post (illustrated HTML with commentary at Bartleby)

  14. Familiar Letters to Young Men on Various Subjects by William Andrus Alcott (page images at MOA)

  15. First Principles of Ethics by James Tift Champlin (page images at MOA)

  16. Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards (HTML at CCEL)

  17. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society by S. Annie Frost (page images at MOA)

  18. Fundamental Moral Attitudes by Dietrich Von Hildebrand, trans. by Alice Von Hildebrand (text at EWTN)

  19. Getting On in the World: or, Hints on Success in Life by William Mathews (page images at MOA)

  20. Hopes and Helps for the Young of Both Sexes by George Sumner Weaver (page images at MOA)

  21. How to Be a Lady: A Book for Girls by Harvey Newcomb (page images at MOA)

  22. How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett (Gutenberg text; unofficial until 31 Aug 2000)

  23. Lectures on Moral Science by Mark Hopkins (page images at MOA)

  24. Lectures to Young Men by William Greenleaf Eliot (page images at MOA)

  25. Lectures to Young Women by William Greenleaf Eliot (page images at MOA)

  26. Lessons in Life by J. G. Holland (page images at MOA)

  27. Liao-Fan's Four Lessons (electronic transcription of audio edition; English and Chinese) by Liao-Fan Yuan, ed. by Police Officer Wang (HTML at etext.org)

  28. Logical Conditions of a Scientific Treatment of Morality by John Dewey (HTML at Brock)

  29. Man and His Motives by George Moore (page images at MOA)

  30. Manners and Conduct In School and Out by Deans of Girls in Chicago High Schools
    1. Golden Gale archive format
    2. page images at Oregon

  31. Manners and Social Usages (1887 edition) by Mary Elizabeth Wilson Sherwood (HTML and page images at LOC)

  32. Manual of Political Ethics by Francis Lieber (page images at MOA)

  33. Mile Stones in our Life-Journey by Samuel Osgood (page images at MOA)

  34. Moral Philosophy: Including Theoretical and Practical Ethics by Joseph Haven (page images at MOA)

  35. Moral Science: A Compendium of Ethics by Alexander Bain (page images at MOA)

  36. Morality and Situation Ethics by Dietrich Von Hildebrand and Alice Von Hildebrand (text at EWTN)

  37. Good Morals and Gentle Manners by Alexander Murdoch Gow (page images at MOA)

  38. Looking Out on Life: a Book for Girls on Practical Subjects Based on Many Letters From Wise Mothers (Boston: D. Lothrop, c1892) by Francis Edward Clark (page images at canadiana.org)

  39. Outlines of Moral Science by Archibald Alexander (page images at MOA)

  40. Plain Talks on Familiar Subjects by J. G. Holland (page images at MOA)

  41. Plain Words to Young Men by Augustus Woodbury (page images at MOA)

  42. Rhetoric of Conversation: or, Bridles and Spurs for the Management of the Tongue by George Winfred Hervey (page images at MOA)

  43. Self-Help: With Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance by Samuel Smiles (Gutenberg text)

  44. Sermons Out of Church (1876) by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (page images at canadiana.org)

  45. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion (1858 edition) by Margaret C. Conkling (page images at MOA)

  46. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion (1860 edition) by Margaret C. Conkling (page images at MOA)

  47. The Bazar Book of Decorum by Robert Tomes (page images at MOA)

  48. The Book of the Courtier by Baldassare Castiglione, ed. by Walter Raleigh, trans. by Thomas Hoby (HTML at Oregon)

  49. The Elements of Christian Science: A Treatise upon Moral Philosophy and Practice by William Adams (page images at MOA)

  50. The Elements of Moral Science by Francis Wayland (page images at MOA)

  51. The Elements of Morality, Including Polity by William Whewell

  52. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness by Cecil B. Hartley (page images at MOA)

  53. The Gentlewoman's Companion, or, A Guide to the Female Sex by Hannah Wolley (HTML at Emory)

  54. The Human Evasion by Celia Green
    1. HTML at deoxy.org
    2. Author's home page

  55. The Lady's Guide to Perfect Gentility, in Manners, Dress, and Conversation by Emily Thornwell (HTML and page images at LOC)

  56. The Laws of Etiquette: or, Short Rules and Reflections for Conduct in Society (HTML and page images at LOC)

  57. The Log-Cabin Lady: An Anonymous Autobiography by Anonymous (HTML at Naked Word)

  58. The Low Value Set Upon Human Life in the United States by Henry A. Boardman (page images at MOA)

  59. The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick (HTML at Texas)

  60. The Principles of Courtesy, With Hints and Observations on Manners and Habits by George Winfred Hervey (page images at MOA)

  61. The Science of Aesthetics by Henry Noble Day (page images at MOA)

  62. The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Delois Wattles (HTML at websyte.com)

  63. The Simple Life: The Christian Stance Toward Possessions by Vernard Eller (HTML at hccentral.com)

  64. The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith (text files at McMaster)

  65. The University of Hard Knocks by Ralph Albert Parlette (Gutenberg text)

  66. The Way to Happiness (electronic edition) by L. Ron Hubbard
    1. illustrated HTML at thewaytohappiness.org
    2. HTML with descriptive table of contents and commentary at thewaytohappiness.org and zdial.com

  67. The Young Man's Guide (tenth edition, 1836) by William Andrus Alcott (HTML at nimbus.org)

  68. Youth's Educator for Home and Society by Anna R. White (HTML at Rochester)