Project Gutenberg 2022-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 166 Bland, Hubert 1856 1914 Letters to a daughter $aUnited Kingdom :$bT. Werner Laurie,$c1914. On life at large -- On going to church -- On being delightful -- The glamour of the footlights -- The rudeness of women -- Dress and fashion -- A moral question -- The limits of flirtation -- Men's love -- The man's point of view -- The domestic hearth -- The tree of knowledge -- The right sort of man -- Modern marriage -- The subtle something. Carlos Colon, the University of Wisconsin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Letters to a Daughter" by Hubert Bland is a collection of epistolary essays written in the early 20th century. The book is comprised of heartfelt letters from a father to his daughter, Alexa, addressing various aspects of life, love, and womanhood. As Bland navigates through themes such as flirtation, faith, and the expectations placed on women, he aims to impart wisdom while fostering a deep and intimate relationship with his daughter. The opening portion introduces us to the unique bond between the father and Alexa, who already possesses some understanding of life. In his first letter, the father reflects on their relationship and the nature of love, emphasizing that a father can engage in discussions about love with his daughter without the complexities of romantic feelings. He muses on the challenges Alexa will face as she transitions into adulthood, imparting life lessons on the subtleties of love and passion. Using vivid imagery, he illustrates his thoughts on the change of seasons as a metaphor for growth and emotional experiences, ultimately encouraging Alexa to live life fully and with curiosity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89001260884&view=1up&seq=11 20200119050955bland 1914 GB Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Young women -- Conduct of life Fathers and daughters Bland, Hubert, 1856-1914. Correspondence HQ Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 259923 2025-07-27T11:43:26.051342 text/html 237178 2024-10-19T02:13:12 text/html 347400 2025-07-27T11:43:31.749308 application/epub+zip 344746 2025-07-27T11:43:27.191333 application/epub+zip 214757 2025-07-27T11:43:26.561328 application/epub+zip 456429 2025-07-27T11:43:35.139272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421552 2025-07-27T11:43:31.290334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225522 2025-07-27T11:43:25.414348 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205554 2024-10-19T02:13:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16591 2025-07-27T11:43:35.312260 application/rdf+xml 14051 2025-07-27T11:43:26.802286 image/jpeg 2574 2025-07-27T11:43:26.679316 image/jpeg 288449 2025-07-27T11:43:26.077333 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 en.wikipedia