Through a circle of invented young friends, from Alice Faulconbridge to Horace Putnam, the author of The Man Without a Country offers practical counsel on how to talk, how to write a letter, how to read with profit, how to go into society and how to travel. Each chapter mixes anecdote, common sense and gentle humour.
A genial Victorian guide to self-culture whose advice on reading and conversation holds up surprisingly well. Download the free EPUB.