Never: A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society's Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments.

Published in 1883, 'Never: A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society's Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments' by Nathan Dane Urner is a satirical etiquette manual that humorously critiques the customs of high society. The book offers a series of tongue-in-cheek rules and warnings about social interactions, dining etiquette, and public behavior, highlighting the absurdities of societal norms. Through witty observations, Urner emphasizes the importance of proper behavior while exposing the pretentiousness of social aspirations in his time.