Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls
Helen Ekin Starrett
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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)
Chapters
01 - Letter I Behavior and Manners | 13:53 | Read by Jill Preston |
02 - Letter II Self-Control and Self-Culture | 13:02 | Read by Ana |
03 - Letter III Aims in Life | 8:07 | Read by Jill Preston |
04 - Letter IV Personal Habits | 14:44 | Read by Jill Preston |
05 - Letter V Society - Conversation | 15:57 | Read by Beverly Scott |
06 - Letter VI Associates and Friends | 13:54 | Read by Jill Preston |
07 - Letter VII Tact - Unobtrusiveness | 12:42 | Read by Jill Preston |
08 - Letter VIII Who are the Cultivated? | 6:17 | Read by Kalynda |
09 - Letter IX - Religious Culture and Duty | 13:59 | Read by Jill Preston |
10 - A Little Sermon to School Girls | 32:43 | Read by Beverly Scott |
Reviews
Inspiring
Hilda Buchanan
Although some values included in the letters are now outdated, others are still relevant nowadays.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.