Manners & Customs Books

At the Sign of the Barber's Pole - Studies In Hirsute History

William Andrews

Preface by Author:Connected with the barber and his calling are many curiosities of history. In the following pages, an attempt has been made, and I trust not without success, to bring together notice..

By Shore and Sedge

Bret Harte

By Shore and Sedge is a 19th century American fiction work written by Francis Brett Hart, known as Bret Harte, was an American short-story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction f..

Love, the Fiddler

Lloyd Osbourne

Frank Rignold had never been the favoured suitor, not at least so far as anything definite was concerned; but he had always been welcome at the little house on Commonwealth Street, and amongst the nei..

Head-Gear, Antique and Modern

R. H. Wadleigh

As civilization and mental improvement advance in any country, a laudable curiosity is awakened to inquire into, and become acquainted with, the appearances, manners, and opinions of other nations and..