Social Llife & Customs Books
The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece, Volume 1 (of 3)
James Augustus St. JohnThe Athenian people, on this and similar occasions, xxiiwere enabled to resolve and perform boldly from the generous spirit inspired by their national system of education. Their institutions, also, we..
Peaks of Shala
Rose Wilder LaneThe wooden saddles were three-sided boxes made of peeled branches; padded beneath with sheepskins, they fitted over the ponies’ backs. On top of them our blankets were packed; saddlebags hung from the..
THISTLEDOWN
Robert FordAn eminently learned and genial ex-Professor of one of our Universities not long since pointed out how Scotland was remarkable for three things—Songs, Sermons, and Shillings. And whilst it may not be ..
The Slaves of Society: A Comedy in Covers
Allen UpwardWhile the marchioness was confiding her maternal anxieties to Mr. Despencer’s sympathetic ear, her daughter, Lady Victoria Mauleverer, was engaged in calmly defying her affectionate parent’s behests.&..
Three Loving Ladies
Mrs. DowdallOne great source of mental nourishment that Evangeline relied on at this time was the Press. Two thirds of the things she thought about each day came from the newspapers, plain or illustrated, but not..
Twenty Years' Residence among the People of Turkey
Fanny Janet Sandison BluntThe book has been divided into four parts. In the first, the general characteristics of the various races of Turkey are sketched. Very little is said about their history, for it is not the history but..
The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece, Volume 2 (of 3)
James Augustus St. JohnThe marriage of brothers with their own sisters was, in later ages, considered illegal; not so with respect to half sisters by the fathers’s side, whom no law forbade men to marry. Still the recorded ..
A Marriage in High Life, Volume I
Lady ScottLord Arlingford had, early in life, entangled himself in pecuniary difficulties by every species of thoughtless extravagance, in which an expensive, fashionable wife had assisted him. Her fortune and ..