Lady Violet Greville on Society Bores
byLady Violet Greville was the daughter of the Duke of Montrose and his formidable wife Caroline, and became, in the 1880s and 1890s, the…
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The Art of Conversation
byThe concept of polite society grew precisely out of that: politeness. The art of conversation was raised to a highest pitch amongst the aristocracy…
Briticisms and Americanisms
byOur British brethren are great sticklers for ancient usage so far as spelling is concerned. Booksellers, publishing books for sale on both sides of…