Manuel De Civilité Pour Les Petites Filles à L'usage Des Maisons D'éducation

Pierre Louÿs

135 pages

Résumé

A Handbook of Good Manners for Little Girls was written at the turn of the century & bore the tongue-in-cheek subtitle, "Especially Recommended for Use in Schools." Published anonymously, its author was reported to be Pierre Louys, author of Aphrodite, The She-Devils & a number of other erotic works, both acknowledged & clandestine. A Handbook of Good Manners covers a wide variety of subjects of interest not only to young ladies but to their parents & guardians. It offers pregnant advice on how a well-bred young lady should conduct herself at home, in school, at church, during confession, at the theater, during outings in the country & deals intimately not only with her duties toward her father, her mother, her sisters, her brothers, her mother's lovers & her neighbors, but also toward God.