ladymelissa
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Post by ladymelissa on Jan 5, 2008 2:56:01 GMT -5
For Christmas a friend gave me a fabulous book on entertaining. It was written in America in the early 1990s, but I swear the writer came right out of a JA novel - so, so delightfully snobby (lol). I want to expand my knowledge base. Does anyone know of any good etiquette books on Regency manners and social dealings?
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Post by cosmoblue on Jan 5, 2008 3:03:48 GMT -5
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ladymelissa
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Post by ladymelissa on Jan 5, 2008 3:11:20 GMT -5
Actually, Mirror of Graces is the only one I already have. But I do agree, a VERY good book!
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Vic
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Post by Vic on Feb 9, 2008 16:24:18 GMT -5
I just returned from England, where I bought in the Victoria and Albert Museum:
Etiquette for Gentleman: Rules for Perfect Conduct, Copper Beech Publishing, and first published in the 1890's. The other book I purchased there was Life as a Victorian Lady: The Sutton Life Series, Pamela Horn. I don't know if you can purchase these in the States, but it is worth a try.
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maudelynn
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Post by maudelynn on Feb 19, 2008 14:35:42 GMT -5
If you can find a copy of any of the Lady's Magazine or Entertaining Companion for the Fair
Sex for the years you are interested in, they are invaluable in regards to manners, cooking, table setting, dressing etc.
The actual antique ones can be a bit pricey, but you can find reprints and facsimiles for sale sometimes!
I also really found A Nanny in Jane Austen's Time useful for working class manners and life!
And, although it is a bit earlier than the true Regency, a Gentleman's Daughter is another excellent book.
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Vic
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Post by Vic on Sept 11, 2008 13:21:08 GMT -5
I wonder how much etiquette changed during the Long 18th, that is from the 18th century through the mid-19th century. It seems that one's lifestyle became very constricted during the Victorian era, when the aristocracy changed their attire for every function and when rules seemed to be so convoluted that it took folks a lifetime to figure them out.
Does anyone know?
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ladycaroline
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Post by ladycaroline on Mar 11, 2010 13:42:30 GMT -5
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Post by petkusj on Feb 7, 2011 22:14:12 GMT -5
Thank you for finding this. I'm adding it to my library in the cloud. Jennifer |
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