The Young Girl's Handbook of Good Manners for Use in

The Young Girl's Handbook of Good Manners for Use in Educational Establishments (Wakefield Handbooks)

A bestselling author in his time, Pierre LouÃ¿s (1870â€“1925) was a friend of, and influence on, AndrÃ© Gide, Paul ValÃ©ry, Oscar Wilde and Stephane MallarmÃ© among others. He achieved instant notoriety with Aphrodite and The Songs of Bilitis, but it was only after his death that LouÃ¿s' true legacy was to be discovered: nearly 900 pounds of erotic manuscripts were found in his home, all of them immediately scattered among collectors and many subsequently lost. Since then, it has become clear that LouÃ¿s is the greatest French writer of erotica there ever was. The Young Girl's Handbook of Good Manners was the first of his erotic manuscripts to see publication, and it also remains his most outrageousâ€•an erotic classic in which humor takes precedence over arousal. By means of shockingly filthy adviceâ€•ostensibly offered â€œfor use in educational establishmentsâ€â€•couched in a hilariously parodic admonitory tone, LouÃ¿s turns late-nineteenth-century manners roundly on their head, with ass prominently skyward. Whether offering rules for etiquette in church, school or home, or outlining a girl's duties toward family, neighbor or God, LouÃ¿s manages to mock every institution and leave no taboo unsullied. The Young Girl's Handbook of Good Manners has only grown more scandalous and subversive since its first appearance in 1926.
Country USA
Brand Wakefield Press
Manufacturer Wakefield Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2010-02-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780984115518

Country	USA
Brand	Wakefield Press
Manufacturer	Wakefield Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2010-02-28
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780984115518

The Young Girl's Handbook of Good Manners for Use in Educational Establishments (Wakefield Handbooks)

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