{"product_id":"true-ladies-and-proper-gentlemen-9781632205827","title":"True Ladies and Proper Gentlemen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegardless of time period, some things hold true: kindness is timeless.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInvasion of privacy, divorce, relationship issues, encounters between people from different places and cultures, and new technologies developed at dizzying speeds... the hectic pace of life in the late nineteenth century could make the mind reel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWait a minute—the \u003cem\u003enineteenth\u003c\/em\u003e century?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the issues people faced in the 1880s and '90s surprisingly remain problems in today's modern world. So why not take a peek at some Victorian advice about negotiating life's dizzying twists and turns? Gathered from period magazines and \u003cem\u003eHill's Manual of Social and Business Forms\u003c\/em\u003e, a book on social conduct originally published in 1891, this volume provides timeless guidance for a myriad of situations, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe husband's duty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Give your wife every advantage that it is possible to bestow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggestions about shopping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Purchasers should, as far as possible, patronize the merchants of their own town. (Buy local!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggestions for travel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Having paid for one ticket, you are entitled to only one seat. It shows selfishness to deposit a large amount of baggage in the surrounding seats and occupy three or four.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnclassified laws of etiquette:\u003c\/strong\u003e Never leave home with unkind words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis advice is accompanied by watercolours and illustrations throughout. Though these tips originate from nineteenth-century ideas, you'll find that they certainly do still apply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46998815277292,"sku":"9781632205827","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3305763482769.jpg?v=1763232228","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/true-ladies-and-proper-gentlemen-9781632205827","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}