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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Not so out-dated as one might think...:

While a good deal of this 1811 anonymously written etiquette primer is out-of-date and hopelessly old-fashioned, it still contains some remarkably good advice to women. Examples?? (1) Dress properly. Understand your body type and what type of, what cut of, and what color(s) of clothes truly flatter you. Do not be a slave to fashion. (2) Maybe I am a bit old-fashioned on this next one: dress modestly. I find it difficult to respect a woman in a too-short and too-tight skirt. (3) Try to better yourself by... more info

Perfection!:

RL Shep, the publisher who had the foresight to reprint this wonderful book first published in 1811 deserve all the compliments in this world (and the next) for recognsing this book as a classic. It is at once hilarious to our modern eyes, and a startling insight into life of the well bred miss in Regency Times.

The book is packed full of classical references and piously rendered good advice which jostle in happy company in each breathless sentence. Don't think that the archaic language will put you off-... more info

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