How to Be Pretty Though Plain

Charlotte Eliza HumphryBritish Library • ISBN-13 978‑0712357173

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How to Be Pretty Though Plain

Charlotte Eliza HumphryBritish Library

ISBN-10: 0712357173 · ISBN-13: 978‑0712357173 · 2014

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Originally published in the late Victorian era, this charming guide offers period-specific advice on aesthetics, grooming, and personal presentation. Mrs. Humphrey provides a witty and insightful look at the social expectations of beauty and self-improvement for women during the nineteenth century.

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Publisher: British Library
Dec 15, 2014
Pages: 128

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Author: Charlotte Eliza Humphry

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Inferred: Etiquette And MannersInferred: History Of BeautyInferred: Nineteenth-Century Non-FictionInferred: Social History Of FashionInferred: Women's StudiesInferred: Victorian EtiquetteInferred: Beauty StandardsInferred: Historical AdviceInferred: Nineteenth-Century Literature

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