The Charm School (1919)
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ISBN10: 1164868292
ISBN13: 9781164868293
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781164868293
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Charm School is a novel written by Alice Duer Miller and first published in 1919. The story is set in the early 1900s and follows the lives of three young women who attend a charm school in New York City. The school is run by Madame Sylvia, a Frenchwoman who teaches the girls how to be charming and attractive to men.The three main characters are Grace, Constance, and Barbara. Grace is a wealthy heiress who is engaged to a man she does not love. Constance is a struggling actress who is looking for her big break. Barbara is a young woman from a poor family who dreams of a better life.At the charm school, the girls are taught how to dress, how to walk, how to talk, and how to behave in social situations. They also learn how to flirt and how to attract men. Madame Sylvia is a strict teacher who demands perfection from her students.As the story progresses, the three girls become friends and help each other through various challenges. Grace falls in love with a man she meets at the charm school, but her engagement to her wealthy fianc����� poses a problem. Constance finally gets her big break in the theater, but it comes at a cost. Barbara learns that money cannot buy happiness.The Charm School is a story about love, friendship, and the pursuit of happiness. It explores the societal pressures that women faced in the early 1900s and the lengths they went to in order to achieve success and find love.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.
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