The Polite World
Author : Joan Wildeblood
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 21,27 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Author : Joan Wildeblood
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 21,27 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Author : Joan Wildeblood
Publisher : London, Oxford U. P
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,86 MB
Release : 1965
Category : England
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Author : Mahesh Rao
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 12,50 MB
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9353051940
Bored witless in her south Delhi cocoon, the beautiful Ania Khurana seeks excitement. Whether tinkering with her novel-in-progress or setting up her single aunt and close friends with suitable men, she undertakes her projects with a passionate focus. Art fairs, literary residencies, a weekend at a cricketer-turned-politician's country retreat and, of course, dozens of glittering parties-Ania applies her exceptional industry to them all. But her privilege cannot mask the darkness and vulnerability at the heart of her ornate world-nor does it enable her to influence the dazzling, deadly men and women who appear in it. Keenly observed, sharply plotted and full of wit and brio, Polite Society reimagines Jane Austen's Emma in contemporary Delhi to portray a society whose polished surface often reveals far more than is intended.
Author : Joan Wildeblood
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,79 MB
Release : 1965
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Joan Wildeblood
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 29,92 MB
Release : 1965
Category : England
ISBN : 9787220014536
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 36,45 MB
Release : 1783
Category :
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Author : Joan Wildeblood
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 15,28 MB
Release : 1973
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Gerald Carson
Publisher : Graymalkin Media
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 12,74 MB
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1631682938
Americans have traveled a far piece since Goody Randall climbed over the back of a Bay Colony pew in defense of her social position, or a frontier Congressman tried to eat the doilies at a White House dinner, or, more recently, since the adjustable Emily Post interpreted the social law on whether a lady’s maid could appear in bobbed hair. (She could not!) With unfailing scholarship, great good humor and occasional overtones of irony when snobbery raises its ugly nose, Gerald Carson here portrays the journey of American manners through shifting tastes and customs in regards to weddings, dances, hair styles, drinking, dueling, dress, smoking, the telephone, the automobile, the rise of the country club and the history of the fraternal lodge, among hundreds of topics. There is much of special interest to citizens of Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York and many other cities. There is a full chapter on manners in the nation’s capital as well as one on books of etiquette. The author’s emphasis is upon the middle class, the mainstream of America’s national life, rather than Society with the capital S. This field has been plowed a good many times, while Mr. Carson’s area is almost untouched. His central theme is the reaching out of the American man and woman for self-improvement and a life of some grace. Citizens of the United States are still free to become, as the late Professor Arthur M. Schlesinger pointed out, as unequal as they can.
Author : Cheri J. Meiners
Publisher : Free Spirit Publishing
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 43,23 MB
Release : 2003-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1575428032
When children are kind, courteous, and respectful, people enjoy being around them and reciprocate with the same behavior. This book helps kids understand the importance of showing politeness, speaking kindly, using basic courtesies (“please,” “thank you,” “excuse me”), and respecting the feelings of others. Scenarios and role-play activities help adults reinforce the book’s lessons.
Author : Joan Wildeblood
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,9 MB
Release : 1965
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ISBN :