A devotional manual laying out the ordinary Christian's duties to God, to neighbor, and to himself.
Books that mention The Whole Duty of Man (5)
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy: “Pembroke tables, with leaves hanging so low that they well-nigh touched the floor, stood against the walls on legs and feet shaped like those of an elephant, and on one lay three huge folio volumes--a Family Bible, a "Josephus," and a "Whole Duty of Man."”
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois: “I sometimes fancy I can see that tableau: the frail black figure, nervously twitching his hat before the massive abdomen of Bishop Onderdonk; his threadbare coat thrown against the dark woodwork of the bookcases, where Fox's "Lives of the Martyrs" nestled happily beside "The Whole Duty of Man."”
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table by Oliver Wendell Holmes: “Even the poor relative thought she must do something, and sent a copy of "The Whole Duty of Man," bound in very attractive variegated sheepskin, the edges nicely marbled.”
Pamela by Samuel Richardson: “pray, when you take leave of them, present them with three guineas worth of good books; such as a family bible, a common prayer, a whole duty of man, or any other you think will be acceptable”
Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray: “The she-dragon read the "Whole Duty of Man" all the evening till bedtime;”