Author: John Fyvie
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ISBN: 9781331812975
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Excerpt from Wits Beaux and Beauties of the Georgian Era Before proceeding to give an account of some of the wits, beaux, and beauties of the Georgian Era it may be well to remind the reader of certain conspicuous differences between the "Town" and people of that day and the London and Londoners with which we are familiar. Some of these points of difference are only incidentally alluded to in the following pages; and the characters dealt with will perhaps be better understood if we provide ourselves at the outset with a clearer idea of their surroundings. It is well to remember that at the beginning of the Georgian Era a person might reach the open country from any part of the "Town" in a quarter of an hour. A wealthy suburb, indeed, had already sprung up in the West, as far as Hyde Park; but Chelsea, Paddington, and Marylebone, were fields, dotted here and there with farms and hamlets. North of Gray's Inn, all was open fields; and the residents of Bloomsbury enjoyed an uninterrupted view of the Highgate and Hampstead hills. Hackney, a favourite suburban retreat, was then growing into a small town. Hoxton and Islington were large villages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Category : Literature, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 718
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 830
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Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Author: James Silk Buckingham
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Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1644
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Author: Mrs. A. T. Thomson
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Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Author: Florence Hartley
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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In preparing a book of etiquette for ladies, I would lay down as the first rule, "Do unto others as you would others should do to you." You can never be rude if you bear the rule always in mind, for what lady likes to be treated rudely? True Christian politeness will always be the result of an unselfish regard for the feelings of others, and though you may err in the ceremonious points of etiquette, you will never be impolite. Politeness, founded upon such a rule, becomes the expression, in graceful manner, of social virtues. The spirit of politeness consists in a certain attention to forms and ceremonies, which are meant both to please others and ourselves, and to make others pleased with us; a still clearer definition may be given by saying that politeness is goodness of heart put into daily practice; there can be no _true_ politeness without kindness, purity, singleness of heart, and sensibility.
Author: Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140223595X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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An altogether unsatisfactory arrangement After their father's death, Miss Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine travel to London to meet their guardian, Lord Worth, expecting an elderly gentleman. To their surprise and utter disgust, their guardian is not much older than they are, doesn't want the office of guardian any more than they want him, and is determined to thwart all their interests and return them to the country. With altogether too many complications But when Miss Taverner and Peregrine begin to move in the highest social circles, Lord Worth cannot help but entangle himself with his adventuresome wards... Praise for Regency Buck: "Clever!"— Library Journal "Georgette Heyer is unbeatable."— Sunday Telegraph "Light and frothy, in the vein of the author's other Regency novels, this follows the fortunes of Miss Judith Taverner and her brother, Sir Peregrine. A good introduction to Heyer's period stories..." — The Booklist "Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen."— Publishers Weekly "A writer of great wit and style... I've read her books to ragged shreds"— Katie Fenton, Daily Telegraph "Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire too."—Katie Fforde
Author: Ralph Nevill
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Category : Sporting prints
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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