Alice-Leone Moats

eBook, ePUB

No Nice Girl Swears (eBook, ePUB)

Notes on High Society, Social Graces, and Keeping Your Wits from a Jazz-Age Debutante

Beschreibung

• Brings a beloved genre back to life for a modern audience: Emily Post defined the world of prissy etiquette, but Alice-Leone Moats modernized it and brought sassiness to it-with ideas that were considered "revolutionary." The advice inside will make modern readers smile at some of the charms of the past, like debutant parties, but also includes timeless takeaways.

• Proven best-seller by an icon: No Nice Girls Swears debuted in 1933 and became a fast best-seller, making the author an icon and furthering her socialite status. It received glowing reviews from the likes of Kirkus, which also debuted in 1933, and the New York Times, because of the vibrant quality of the writing, which remains fun and accessible today. Finally, thankfully, it will be back in print.

• Classic etiquette books continue to draw audience interest, evidenced by lasting demand for Emily Post's Etiquette which in its 19th edition (HarperCollins, 2017) has sold 13,000 copies RTD and 3000 YTD and continued high sales of Tiffany's Table Manners (Random House, 1989) which has sold 1200 copies YTD.

• Perfect holiday present: No Nice Girl Swears makes the perfect holiday gift or stocking stuffer and will be designed in a keepsake package with a lovely interior design and a classic cover and foil for added flair.

• Eye-catching title: No Nice Girl Swears is a title sure to make consumers pause in their tracks and pick up the book or click to learn more.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 1.02MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Born in Mexico in 1915 as the only child of wealthy and prominent American parents, Alice-Leone Moats was educated at Manhattan's Brearley School and the Fermata School for Girls in Aiken, South Carolina, and was admitted to Oxford University, where she spent three days. As a young woman, Moats, fluent in five languages, danced in debutante balls and mingled with high society.

Moats was commissioned to author No Nice Girl Swears in 1933, which met great acclaim and marked the beginning of her illustrious writing career. She later published prolifically as a foreign correspondent for Collier's magazine in Japan, China, and the former Soviet Union, and was a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Over her lifetime, Moats authored nine books. She died in Philadelphia in 1989 at the age of eighty-one.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apollo Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781948062435
• Artikelnr.: 58846775