-Caveat Lector- Maybe this is the trick for list etiquette :) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 15:34:32 -0500 From: "Steven H. van Leeuwen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Emily Post on the Web BARTLEBY.COM PUBLISHES EMILY POST'S "ETIQUETTE" ON THE WEB For information contact: John Kibler, President & CEO (212) 375-6288 [EMAIL PROTECTED] New York; Dec. 1, 1999--Bartleby.com--the Web's original source of the most sought-after reference books--announces the exclusive publication of the 627-page first edition of Emily Post's "Etiquette" (http://www.bartleby.com/95/). This republication of the 1922 edition of "Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home" features * Pithy advice on every subject of life by this self-made woman who sought to preserve American twentieth-century decorums; * Thousands of tips on correspondence, wedding planning, party giving, and conduct in every public or private setting; * A fully hypertexted subject index that allows quick access to the individual paragraphs most relevant to hundreds of topics; * Scores of full-page illustrations and facsimiles of social cards and invitations faithfully reproduced on the Web. "Etiquette" will surprise any reader not familiar with the thoughtfulness and style of this author of six novels and many essays and short stories. Far from being a proscriber of minutiae, Post the philosopher offers a way of living: "Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them; manner is personality--the outward manifestation of one's innate character and attitude toward life." (A collection of quotations from "Etiquette" is available at http://www.bartleby.com/sv/postquotes.html.) Post was convinced to write "Etiquette" after finding only inaccurate and incomplete information sources on the topic. "Just as Post applied her insight into social usage to bring the 'Best Society' into every American's home, Bartleby.com is pleased to fill the need on the Web for high-quality reference works freely available to every reader," said Steven van Leeuwen, Publisher and Founder of Bartleby.com. Bartleby.com published the very first classic book on the Web in 1994, and over five years later continues to lead the innovative field of Web publishing; for example, the publication of Post's "Etiquette" includes a fully hypertexted subject index, which allows the reader to jump directly from over 1,500 alphabetic subject entries to the most relevant of the 2,600 paragraphs in this 38-chapter book. ABOUT BARTLEBY.COM The preeminent publisher of free online books, Bartleby.com (www.bartleby.com) began as a personal research experiment in 1993 and within one year published the first classic book on the Web. Since then Bartleby.com has grown with the patronage of millions of loyal readers to incorporate in 1999 and engage a staff of editors and Internet professionals who select, design, and create an innovative electronic book experience. An ever-expanding list of great books--currently thousands of works by hundreds of authors--meets the needs of students, researchers, and pleasure readers alike. Bartleby.com has been widely cited as one of the best reference sites on the Web, having published among other works Bartlett's "Familiar Quotations" (9th ed.), Strunk's "Elements of Style" (1st ed.), Fowler's the "King's English" (2nd ed.), and "BartlebyVerse," which comprises six classic poetry anthologies, including the "Oxford Book of English Verse." -------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent via the Book People mailing list. Posting address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Admin. and Unsubscribe address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charter: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/bookpeople.html NOTE: ADDRESSES CHANGING SOON! Watch for details. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
