How To Be a Lady: A Book For Girls Containing Helpful Hints on the Formation of Character - Couverture souple

Newcomb, Harvey

 
9780692409107: How To Be a Lady: A Book For Girls Containing Helpful Hints on the Formation of Character

Synopsis

The ethical principles and practices outlined by the author of this volume constitute indespensible advice for Christian girls who desire to become godly women for the glory of God. Chapter titles include "Piety as the Spring of Action and Regulator of the Soul," "Treatment of Brothers and Sisters and Others in the Family," "Behavior at Table," "Choice of Society and Formation of Friendships," "Government of the Tongue," etc. This book should be in every home, and in the library of every young lady. Be sure to get a copy of the companion volume, How To Be a Man, by the same author.

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À propos de l?auteur

Harvey Newcomb was born in Theford, Vermont on September 2, 1803. From 1826 until 1831, he edited several religious journals, and then went on to write for the American Sunday School Union. He was licensed to preach as a Congregational minister in 1840, and pastored a number of churches in New England. A prolific writer, Newcomb authored 178 books on Church history, apologetics, and Christian character, including The Great Apostasy (1833), The False Prophet (1834), How To Be a Man/Lady (1846), and Kind Words For Children (1859). He died in Brooklyn, New York on August 30, 1863.

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