Alice Duer Miller

Broschiertes Buch

The Charm School (1919)

Beschreibung

The Charm School is a novel written by Alice Duer Miller and published in 1919. The story is set during World War I and follows the lives of several American women who are sent to a school in France to learn how to be charming and attractive to European men. The women are taught everything from proper etiquette to how to dress and behave in social situations.The main character, Lydia Lee, is a young woman from a wealthy family who is sent to the Charm School by her mother. At first, Lydia is resistant to the idea of being taught how to be charming, but she soon realizes that the skills she is learning will be useful in her future social interactions.As the women progress through the school, they begin to develop close relationships with each other and with their instructors. They also have the opportunity to meet and interact with European men, which leads to romantic entanglements and unexpected twists.The Charm School is a witty and entertaining novel that explores themes of gender roles, social expectations, and the impact of war on individuals and society. It is a timeless story that continues to resonate with readers today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Alice Duer Miller was an American author who lived from July 28, 1874, to August 22, 1942. During the American suffrage movement, her feminist verses changed people's political views. Similarly, her verse book The White Cliffs changed people's political views when the U.S. joined World War II. She also wrote books and movie scripts. Alice Duer Miller was born on July 28, 1874, in Staten Island, New York. She came from a rich and well-known family. She lived in Weehawken, NJ, with her parents and two sisters as a child. Lizzie Wilson Meads and James Gore King Duer had a daughter named her. The family lost a lot of money when Baring Bank went out of business. Olivia Wilson Meads was her mother. Her father was Orlando Meads from Albany, New York. William Alexander Duer was her great-grandfather and the head of Columbia College. William Duer was her great-great-grandfather. He was an American lawyer, businessman, and con artist from New York City. He had been in both the Continental Congress and the meeting that made the New York Constitution. It was in 1778 that he signed the Articles of Confederation for the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9781437069433
• ISBN-10: 1437069436
• Artikelnr.: 25514813