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050 4 _aBJ
100 1 _aLeslie, Eliza,
_d1787-1858
245 1 4 _aThe behaviour book
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2024-12-14
508 _aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Behaviour Book: A Manual for Ladies" by Eliza Leslie is a guide on etiquette and proper conduct for women, written in the mid-19th century. The text aims to instruct young women on acceptable behavior in various social situations, particularly regarding visiting etiquette and interactions with others. The focus is on promoting decorum and social grace in everyday encounters, pivotal themes in the norms of the period. At the start of the manual, Leslie discusses the nature of visiting, humorously proposing terms to describe the varying lengths of visits, such as "visitation" for longer stays. She emphasizes the importance of proper etiquette when receiving invitations, making visits, and interacting with hosts and guests. Key recommendations include informing hosts of intended visit lengths, expressing gratitude, and avoiding unwelcome intrusions into private spaces. The opening sets the tone for the practical advice and detailed guidelines that the author continues to provide, indicating her intention to promote thoughtful and respectful social behavior among women of her time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cPhiladelphia: W.P. Hazard, 1853
653 _aEtiquette for women
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/cu31924029060932
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74899
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