Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls


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(4 stars; 2 reviews)

Helen Ekin Starrett, journalist, mother of two daughters, grandmother of seven granddaughters and teacher to many young girls at the Starrett School for Girls offers lessons in life and religion to girls about to "pass out from the guardianship of home into life with its duties and trials". (Summary by Bianca Kramer, quote from Letter I of this book) (2 hr 25 min)

Capítulos

01 - Letter I Behavior and Manners 13:53 Leído por Jill Preston
02 - Letter II Self-Control and Self-Culture 13:02 Leído por Ana
03 - Letter III Aims in Life 8:07 Leído por Jill Preston
04 - Letter IV Personal Habits 14:44 Leído por Jill Preston
05 - Letter V Society - Conversation 15:57 Leído por Beverly Scott
06 - Letter VI Associates and Friends 13:54 Leído por Jill Preston
07 - Letter VII Tact - Unobtrusiveness 12:42 Leído por Jill Preston
08 - Letter VIII Who are the Cultivated? 6:17 Leído por Kalynda
09 - Letter IX - Religious Culture and Duty 13:59 Leído por Jill Preston
10 - A Little Sermon to School Girls 32:43 Leído por Beverly Scott

Reseñas

Inspiring


(3 stars)

Although some values included in the letters are now outdated, others are still relevant nowadays. I have been inspired by this work to become more well mannered. It is interesting to have a peek at a lady’s lifestyle in those centuries long, long ago.