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Eliza Leslie (1787-1858), frequently referred to as Miss Leslie, was an American author of popular cookbooks during the nineteenth century. She also wrote household management books, etiquette books, novels, short stories and articles for magazines and newspapers. Leslie's Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1837), sold at least 150, 000 copies and stayed in print into the 1890s, making it the most popular cookbook of the century....

Eliza Leslie (1787-1858), frequently referred to as Miss Leslie, was an American author of popular cookbooks during the nineteenth century. She also wrote household management books, etiquette books, novels, short stories and articles for magazines and newspapers. Leslie's Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1837), sold at least 150, 000 copies and stayed in print into the 1890s, making it the most popular cookbook of the century....

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Excerpt from Pencil Sketches: Or, Outlines of Character and MannersAs is the case in most American villages, the female population of T far outnumbered the male, and the matrimon' market being extremely deficient in the article of young men, the ladies, in default of other occupation, were much addicted to reforming the world and improving the condition of the universe. They not only kept a close watch over the little community immediately aro...

Excerpt from Mr. And Mrs. Woodbridge, With Other Tales: Representing Life as It Isl, And Intended to Show What It Should BeWith these views of life and manners, the publishers thought it would subserve the interests of morality by giving a wider circulation than otherwise could be done of the matters of this volume. A few choice poems are given for variety. Most of the articles are taken from the Lady's Book, a very popular monthly magazine pu...

Excerpt from The Behaviour Book: A Manual for LadiesWe propose, humourously, that if the stay of the guest exceeds a week, it should be called a visita tion. If it includes a dining, or a tea-drinking, or evening-spending, it may be termed a visit, while a mere call can be mentioned as a vis.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproducti...

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Excerpt from Pencil Sketches: Or, Outlines of Character and Manners As is the case in most American villages, the female population of T far outnumbered the male, and the matrimon' market being extremely deficient in the article of young men, the ladies, in default of other occupation, were much addicted to reforming the world and improving the condition of the universe. They not only kept a close watch over the little community immediately a...

Excerpt from Mr. And Mrs. Woodbridge, With Other Tales: Representing Life as It Isl, And Intended to Show What It Should BeWith these views of life and manners, the publishers thought it would subserve the interests of morality by giving a wider circulation than otherwise could be done of the matters of this volume. A few choice poems are given for variety. Most of the articles are taken from the Lady's Book, a very popular monthly magazine pu...

Excerpt from The Behaviour Book: A Manual for LadiesWe propose, humourously, that if the stay of the guest exceeds a week, it should be called a visita tion. If it includes a dining, or a tea-drinking, or evening-spending, it may be termed a visit, while a mere call can be mentioned as a vis.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproducti...

William Tufnell Le Queux (1864-1927) was a British journalist and writer. He was also a diplomat, a traveller, a flying buff who officiated at the first British air meeting at Doncaster in 1909, and a wireless pioneer who broadcast music from his own station long before radio was generally available. He studied painting in Paris. He was foreign editor of The Globe newspaper during the 1890s. He subsequently wrote professionally. He reported on...