Burgess, Gelett 1866-1951 creator text utu 2011 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Goops and How to Be Them" by Gelett Burgess is a children's book published in 1900. This illustrated work introduces the Goops, peculiar characters who demonstrate poor manners and improper behavior. Through verse and pictures, Burgess uses these mischievous figures to teach young readers about etiquette and polite conduct. The book became the foundation for a beloved series that defined children's instruction on manners for generations, though not without controversy about its preachy approach. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goops Release date is 2011-07-08 Produced by David Edwards, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Original publication data not identified Etiquette Etiquette for children and teenagers Etiquette -- Juvenile poetry BJ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36664 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36664 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133833.0 36664