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Do I Have to Mind My Manners?
Gelett Burgess; Illustrated by Agnieszka Jatkowska, Louise Gardner
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R488
R398
Discovery Miles 3 980
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"From the inspired mystic to the man of practical analytic mind,
the transition was instantaneous..." Astro, the Seer of Secrets,
and his lovely assistant, Valeska, sound more like a magic act than
a private detection team. Astro, in fact, hides his powers of
observation and reasoning beneath a turban and a cape, pretending
to read palms and consult crystals while in fact keenly observing
details that most people-police included-miss. Valeska, his
beautiful blond protege, assists Astro with his investigations, all
the while honing her own skills. Called upon by believers and
skeptics both, they adeptly recover what is missing-a rare
Shakespeare folio, a missing husband, a kidnapped child-while also
solving actual murders. But it is their burgeoning romance, and
their mutual zeal to work pro bono where matters of the heart are
at stake, that set this crime-solving duo apart.
This amusing collection of forty-three illustrated poems is
subtitled "A Manual of Manners for Impolite Infants Depicting the
Characteristics of Many Naughty and Thoughtless Children With
Instructive Illustrations." It is the perfect companion to Goops
and How to Be Them, also by Gelett Burgess.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
"The Goops they lick their fingers / And the Goops they lick their knives / They spill their broth on the tablecloth -- / Oh, they lead disgusting lives!" Reminiscent of the gross-out humor of Raold Dahl and Babbette Cole, this book on manners was an instant hit when it was first published a century ago and will still appeal to -today's sophisticated readers. Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951) was born in Boston and lived in Berkeley, California, New York City and Paris.
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The Purple cow!
William Doxey, Gelett Burgess
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R721
Discovery Miles 7 210
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The Purple cow!
William Doxey, Gelett Burgess
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R365
Discovery Miles 3 650
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A Gage of Youth
Gelett Burgess
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R795
Discovery Miles 7 950
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