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Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls

Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(4 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)

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

Bewertungen

Inspiring

(3 Sterne)

Although some values included in the letters are now outdated, others are still relevant nowadays.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.