A seminal work in etiquette and personal relations, Emily Post's Etiquette pioneered many social networking concepts still popular today. Addressing a variety of topics ranging from how to conduct oneself when meeting strangers to how one should behave at formal dinners and engagements, Post offers a wide range of advice that still resonates in social circles today.
A seminal work in etiquette and personal relations, Emily Post's Etiquette pioneered many social networking concepts still popular today. Addressing a...
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This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have ...
Post's guide to etiquette is both a useful guide for anyone needing improvement, and an interesting read for anyone intrigued by the social standards of the past.
Post's guide to etiquette is both a useful guide for anyone needing improvement, and an interesting read for anyone intrigued by the social standards ...
Many who scoff at a book of etiquette would be shocked to hear the least expression of levity touching the Ten Commandments. But the Commandments do not always prevent such virtuous scoffers from dealings with their neighbor of which no gentleman could be capable and retain his claim to the title. Though it may require ingenuity to reconcile their actions with the Decalogue-the ingenuity is always forthcoming. There is no intention in this remark to intimate that there is any higher rule of life than the Ten Commandments; only it is illuminating as showing the relationship between manners and...
Many who scoff at a book of etiquette would be shocked to hear the least expression of levity touching the Ten Commandments. But the Commandments do n...
Her excellency the Princess Sansevero sat up in bed. Reaching quickly across the great width of mattress, she pulled the bell-rope twice, then, shivering, slid back under the warmth of the covers. She drew them close up over her shoulders, so far that only a heavy mass of golden hair remained visible above the old crimson brocade of which the counterpane was made. The room was still darkened so that the objects in it were barely discernible, but presently one of the high, carved doors opened and a maid entered, carrying a breakfast tray. Setting the tray down, she crossed quickly to the...
Her excellency the Princess Sansevero sat up in bed. Reaching quickly across the great width of mattress, she pulled the bell-rope twice, then, shiver...
A facsimile of the 1922 first edition. The world in which Emily Post's 1922 bestseller Etiquette appeared was one of great change, not unlike our own. The rules of social intercourse became murky and people immediately connected with Emily Post's philosophy of etiquette as unchanging and manners as a personality. This paperback facsimile of the first edition includes many tips Post gave her devoted followers on subjects such as greetings and salutations, cards and visits, teas and other afternoon parties, dinners, balls and dances, debutantes, chaperons, engagements, wedding planning,...
A facsimile of the 1922 first edition. The world in which Emily Post's 1922 bestseller Etiquette appeared was one of great change, not unlike our own....