Embark on a journey of social grace and refinement with W.C. Green's timeless guide, "The Book of Good Manners: A Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions." Navigate through the intricate nuances of polite society and elevate your interactions with elegance and poise.Discover the secrets to mastering social etiquette, from formal gatherings to casual encounters. Let Green's wisdom be your compass in a world where manners are the cornerstone of respect and ci...

A reader favorite from the Queen of Regency Romance, The Grand Sophy is an utterly hilarious and completely endearing story of a charming young heroine and the outrageous lengths she goes to solve everyone else's problems, and the surprises in store for everyone!When Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on diplomatic business, he parks his only daughter, Sophy, with his sister in Berkeley Square. Forward, bold, and out-spoken, Sophy sweeps i...

Lady Harriet discovered not only a curiously carved wooden box but a curious Lord Stanhope in the barn where she sought shelter from the rain. Was he seeking the antique ivory dragon pin reportedly stolen from Baron Rothson by Stanhope's brother? The two must work together to solve this mystery--and that of their own hearts. Regency Romance by Emily Hendrickson; originally published by Signet

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...

Harriet Stanton followed the drum until the deaths of her husband and father, army officers in the war against Napoleon Bonaparte. Destitute, on the verge of starvation, she returns to England, with her three-year old son, Arthur. Although she has never met her father-in-law, the Earl of Pennington, with whom her late husband had cut all ties, for Arthur's sake, Harriet decides to ask Pennington for help. Turned away from his London house by servants, she is rescued by Georgianne Tarrant, ...

The old nurse’s story” (1906) is a short novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell , the Victorian writer.

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 Lady Bantock's boudoir, Bantock Hall, Rutlandshire, a spacious room handsomely furnished (chiefly in the style of Louis the Fourteenth) and lighted by three high windows, facing the south-west. A door between the fireplace and the windows leads to his lordship's apartments. A door the other side of the fireplace is the general entrance. The door opposite the windows leads through her ladyship's dressing-room into her ladyship's bedroom

"There is no country where there are so many people asking what is "proper to do," or, indeed, where there are so many genuinely anxious to do the proper thing, as in the vast conglomerate which we call the United States of America. The newness of our country is perpetually renewed by the sudden making of fortunes, and by the absence of a hereditary, reigning set. There is no aristocracy here which has the right and title to set the fashions..."

According to Wikipedia: "Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 June 14, 1948) was an American writer…. She eloped with George H.B. Atherton when she was only 19, and had two children. Her husband discouraged her writing; and the serial publication of her first novel, The Randolphs of Redwoods (1882), though unsigned, scandalized her family. After her husband's death, in 1887, she was free to pursue her writing career as a protégée of Ambrose Bierce, eventually writing 60 books ...

In "The Pretext," Edith Wharton deftly explores the complexity of human relationships and the societal expectations that govern them. The novella is characterized by Wharton's signature prose style'—exquisite in its precision and rich in psychological insight. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century American society, Wharton employs a keen, observational lens to dissect themes of love, desire, and the masks individuals wear to navigate their social realities. The narrative is a poig...