Barbara Cartland's Etiquette Handbook: A Guide to Good Behaviour from the Boudoir to the Boardroom - Hardcover

Cartland, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847945341 ISBN 13: 9781847945341

Publisher: Random House UK, 2008

Synopsis

For the record, the word "parlour" is not used, nor is the relatively recent insidious "lounge", except about airports, hotels and liners.Boys should be taught at a very early age€”six or seven€”to say "Sir" to an older man.When there are servants, the plates for the first course are never put on the table until everyone is seated.Written nearly 50 years ago, this handbook conjures up a period when addressing work colleagues by their first names was frowned upon, wives could expect to receive a weekly allowance from their husbands, and hats were ubiquitous. Laced throughout with Barbara Cartland's wit and wisdom and Francis Marshall's illustrations, this is a wonderfully evocative insight into the manners of an England that has largely disappeared.

About this title

About the Author:

Barbara Cartland (1901–2000) was a prolific author of romance novels, selling more than 1,000 million books in her lifetime, which earned her a place in The Guinness Book of Records.

Review:

"A gentleman wishing to know the correct form for addressing a lady with whom he is conducting a secret office romance, or a lady sick with worry as to the precise dimensions of the crenulations on her daughter's wedding invitations, will soon have their minds set at ease."  —The Observer

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House UK
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847945341
• ISBN 13: 9781847945341
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336