"The Complete Bachelor: Manners for Men" by Walter Germain is a comprehensive guide aimed at helping men navigate the complexities of social etiquette and personal conduct. Germain emphasizes the importance of manners in various aspects of life, from dining to dating, providing practical advice that is both timeless and relevant. The book is structured to address common scenarios that bachelors may encounter, offering insights that can enhance their social interactions and overall confiden...

The Complete Bachelor: Manners for Men by Walter Germain is a timeless guide to gentlemanly conduct, personal refinement, and social confidence. This classic work offers readers a fascinating look into the principles of etiquette, style, and character that define a well-mannered and respected man. With thoughtful advice and practical wisdom, Germain presents the art of social behavior as an essential skill for success, respect, and personal distinction in both professional and everyday lif...

THE BACHELOR IN PUBLIC. The average man is judged by his appearance and his deportment in public. His dress, his bearing, his conduct toward women and his fellow-men, are telling characteristics. In the street, when walking with a woman—the term “lady” being objectionable, except in case of distinction—every man should be on his mettle. Common sense, which is the basis of all etiquette, teaches him that he should be her protector. Therefore, under general circumstances, his place is on the...

In this witty, engaging guide, a renowned Vogue editor takes readers through the fundamentals of living alone by showing them how to create a welcoming environment and cultivate home-friendly hobbies, "for no woman can accept an invitation every night without coming to grief.""Whether you view your one-woman ménage as Doom or Adventure, you need a plan, if you are going to make the best of it."Thus begins Marjorie Hillis' archly funny, gentl...

"There is always in our minds the hope that we may find again those golden unhastening days and wake up and dream." - Angela ThirkellAngela Thirkell, the cousin of Rudyard Kipling and the granddaughter of celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painter Sir Edward Burne-Jones, was an eminent twentieth century literary figure, and wrote avidly until her death in 1961. In her beautifully nostalgic memoirs, she recalls in rich detail the three houses in which she grew up and the childhood me...

If you've ever stayed with dull people during what is alleged to be the festive season, you'll know a good dose of Saki is the only cure.These Christmas stories present Saki at his inimitable, satirical best as he addresses the most perilous aspects of the holiday period: visiting dull relatives, tolerating Christmas Eve merriment, receiving unwanted gifts, and writing ecstatic thank-you cards for those aforementioned gifts.'Reginald's Christmas Revel' and 'Reginald on Chri...

Three timeless books on the art of living gracefully—from a Renaissance philosopher, a beloved first lady, and the original matron of American manners.The Art of Worldly Wisdom: Seventeenth-century Spanish philosopher Baltasar Gracián advises people of all walks of life on how to approach political, professional, and personal situations in a dog-eat-dog world. Comprised of three hundred pithy aphorisms, this influential work offers thought-provoking and ac...

Emily Post was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 27, 1872 and died September 25, 1960.  In between, she, apparently had excellent manners.  A recent Internet search for her name turned up 153,000,000 hits.  She is, of course, most famous for her book ofter thought to have been titled Etiquette; the book's full title is Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home. She is also the author of The Title Market...

The creator of Winnie-the-Pooh shares his musings on some of the matters of his day in this delightful collection of essays, short stories, and poems.Not That It Matters is "a collection of essays from the end of that extraordinary silver age of English belles-lettres at the turn of the last century, when men such as Shaw and Belloc earned their daily bread by scribbling in newspapers and magazines about anything they could scrape a thousand or so words ou...

The classic guide for how to behave in society.

SPACE ADVENTURES Boxed Set gathers eight of Otis Adelbert Kline's vigorous planetary romances, tales of Earthmen hurled into alien worlds of peril, intrigue, exotic kingdoms, and strange science. Written in the swift, colorful idiom of early pulp fiction, these novels combine swordplay, romance, lost civilizations, and speculative invention. They belong to the golden tradition of interplanetary adventure that flourished in magazines such as Weird Tales and Argosy, where scientific plausibi...

The first name that comes to everyone’s mind about when discussing etiquette is Emily Post, whose most famous work is included herein.  However, other writers have different perspectives, and they address them in the 2000 pages included within this volume.  The volume includes different perspectives on etiquette from a husband and wife, from a bachelor, from Deans of Girls in High Schools and others. The complete works included in this volume are: “Etiquette in So...