Manners and Rules of Good Society; Or, Solecisms to be Avoided


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Manners and Rules of Good Society


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Excerpt from Manners and Rules of Good Society: Or Solecisms to Be Avoided Manners and tone OF good society having in the course of seven years reached the Thirteenth Edition, it was found advisable to revise it last year up to present date; but so many innovations in Etiquette having taken place within that time the greater part of the work was actually rewritten, and a considerable amount of information added thereto. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
















Manners and Rules of Good Society; Or, Solecisms to be Avoided


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"Manners and Rules of Good Society; Or, Solecisms to be Avoided" by anonymous was an essential book for people who wished to have a little assistance when it came to conducting themselves in society. From the protocols of visiting people to attending events like balls, dinners, and weddings, this book concisely instructs readers on the proper way to act. Constantly updated, this edition provides a window to look into the past.




Elegant Etiquette in the Nineteenth Century


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“A scholarly guide to etiquette as entertaining and amusing as a work of fiction” (Jane Austen’s Regency World Magazine). Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to live in the nineteenth century? How would you have gotten a partner in a ballroom? What would you have done with a letter of introduction? And where would you have sat in a carriage? Covering all these nineteenth-century dilemmas and more, this book is your must-have guide to the etiquette of our well-heeled forebears. As it takes you through the intricacies of rank, the niceties of the street, the good conduct that was desired in the ballroom, and the awkward blunders that a lady or gentleman would have wanted to avoid, you will discover an abundance of etiquette advice from across the century, and a lively, occasionally tongue-in-cheek, and thoroughly detailed history of nineteenth-century manners and conduct. This well-researched book is enjoyable, compelling reading for anyone with an interest in this period. In exploring the expectations of behavior and etiquette, it brings the world of the nineteenth century to life.




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