Project Gutenberg 2012-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 191 Trowbridge, W. R. H. (William Rutherford Hayes) 1866 1938 Trowbridge, William Rutherford Hayes The Letters of Her Mother to Elizabeth Produced by Suzanne Shell, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Letters of Her Mother to Elizabeth" by W. R. H. Trowbridge is a collection of fictional letters written in the early 20th century. The book presents a correspondence from a mother to her daughter, Elizabeth, filled with social commentary and lively observations about society, class, and the pursuit of suitable marriages. The letters reveal the mother’s hopes for her daughter to make a good match while navigating the intricacies of upper-class society. The opening of the work introduces us to Elizabeth's mother, who expresses relief at her daughter's safe arrival at her destination and critiques Elizabeth's grammar in a light-hearted yet instructive manner. The mother provides her daughter with guidance on social maneuvering at various gatherings, cleverly referencing eligible suitors like the Marquis of Valmond and African millionaires. She also shares local gossip and updates on acquaintances, highlighting the dynamics of relationships and societal expectations in their social circles. This blend of humor, advice, and keen observation sets the stage for a charming exploration of early 20th-century social life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Mothers and daughters -- Fiction Epistolary fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 298597 2025-08-16T16:03:09.652301 text/html 279207 2024-10-23T12:05:16 text/html 252106 2025-08-16T16:03:17.352283 application/epub+zip 256234 2025-08-16T16:03:12.603278 application/epub+zip 190252 2025-08-16T16:03:11.330314 application/epub+zip 462283 2025-08-16T16:03:21.073235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419828 2025-08-16T16:03:16.481336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312859 2022-09-18T20:05:00.392905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260166 2025-08-16T16:03:09.030319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240273 2024-10-23T12:05:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16743 2025-08-16T16:03:21.247258 application/rdf+xml 14679 2025-08-16T16:03:11.833291 image/jpeg 3442 2025-08-16T16:03:11.579301 image/jpeg 241142 2025-08-16T16:03:09.685315 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog