Lessons on Manners for Home and School Use

Kindness can be taught, one small lesson at a time. Edith E. Wiggin wrote this gentle 1880s course for teachers and parents who wanted children to grow into considerate people: manners at home and table, courtesy to elders and strangers, respect in the schoolroom and the street. Each short lesson pairs plain guidance with little stories that make the point stick. For today's families it is both a sweet period piece and a surprisingly useful read-aloud. Gather the children and pass good manners down the old way.