What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 2855. The real end of acquiring a polite manner is to make yourself pleasing and your company acceptable to all. This must be done by little sacrifices — by curbing, if you be plagued with it, your desire to engross the conversation, or, on the contrary, [...]
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Blog Jog Day
Posted in Writing the book, tagged Blog jog day, Camille, Claude Monet, Elaine Hopper, historical fiction, Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million, writing, writing resource on May 9, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Puns of Life II
Posted in Writing the book, tagged 19th century humor, 19th century jokes, jokes, Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million, riddles, writing on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 4088. Answer. — At first two wives cross the river, then one returns and takes over the remaining wife; after which she recrosses, and stays with her husband, and the two husbands cross over. Then a husband and wife come back, and the two husbands cross. [...]
