Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (Old Edition)

''Now the sport begins!''An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting is the first English book on the craft of nagging. A bitingly funny social satire, it is also an advice book, a handbook of anti-etiquette, and a comedy of manners. Collier describes methods for ''teasing and mortifying'' one''s intimates and acquaintances in a variety of social situations by taking advantage of their affect...