Marion Harland’s Complete Etiquette
Marion Harland’s Complete Etiquette is a manual of manners by Marion Harland, pen name of Mary Virginia Terhune (1830-1922), the American author whose Common Sense in the Household had already made her the nation’s domestic authority. The book guides readers through calls, cards, weddings, mourning, and table manners for the aspiring middle-class household. Harland wrote for sixty years and was among the most trusted advisers American women had. Free PDF download available on BDeBooks.
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Marion Harland’s Complete Etiquette (1914) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sending and Receiving Invitations | 22:36 | |
| 2 | Cards and Calls | 18:22 | |
| 3 | Letter-Writing | 16:51 | |
| 4 | Introductions | 8:12 | |
| 5 | After Six O’clock | 13:42 | |
| 6 | Functions | 25:47 | |
| 7 | The Home Wedding | 14:10 | |
| 8 | The Church Wedding | 16:09 | |
| 9 | The Dinner Party | 35:34 | |
| 10 | The Education of a Young Girl | 16:31 | |
| 11 | The Débutante | 9:07 | |
| 12 | Men and Women | 16:57 | |
| 13 | Coeducation Socially Considered | 15:59 | |
| 14 | The Chaperon | 11:58 | |
| 15 | The Matter of Dress | 26:11 | |
| 16 | Making and Receiving Gifts | 12:36 | |
| 17 | Bachelor Hospitality | 12:25 | |
| 18 | The Visitor | 23:11 | |
| 19 | The Visited | 13:59 | |
| 20 | Hospitality as a Duty | 6:59 | |
| 21 | The House of Mourning | 10:36 | |
| 22 | At Table | 19:17 | |
| 23 | In the Home | 20:15 | |
| 24 | In Public | 16:28 | |
| 25 | Hotel and Boarding-House Life | 14:00 | |
| 26 | In the Restaurant | 15:50 | |
| 27 | When Traveling | 19:08 | |
| 28 | In Sport | 15:03 | |
| 29 | Mrs. Newlyrich and Her Social Duties | 24:36 | |
| 30 | Delicate Points for Our Girl | 14:06 | |
| 31 | Our Own and Other People’s Children | 11:41 | |
| 32 | Our Neighbors | 11:36 | |
| 33 | Church and Parish | 9:58 | |
| 34 | The Woman’s Club | 14:10 | |
| 35 | Charities, Public and Private | 10:54 | |
| 36 | Courtesy from the Young to the Old | 12:15 | |
| 37 | Mistress and Maid | 11:21 | |
| 38 | The Woman Without a Maid | 13:29 | |
| 39 | Woman in Business Relations | 9:08 | |
| 40 | A Financial Study for Our Young Couple | 13:53 | |
| 41 | More Talk About Allowances | 6:47 | |
| 42 | A Few of the Little Things that Are Big Things | 34:20 | |
| 43 | On Manner | 12:00 | |
| 44 | Self-Help and Observation | 5:41 |
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