George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation (Little Books of Wisdom) @ richardeward.com

George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation (Little Books of Wisdom)
by George Washington
from Applewood Books(MA)

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Washington's "Rules" are good copywork
  George Washington's "Rules' are not his at all. The original material in this little volume is thought to have been inspired by rules composed by French Jesuits in 1595. The first English translation of the French rules appeared in 1640, and are ascribed to Francis Hawkins, the twelve-year-old son of a doctor. They come to us as part of a larger volume of copywork, written out by George as assigned by a tutor, and was a method of teaching common to his day. Copywork is the practice of copying good quality... more info

• Great Book for Boys
  I bought this book on a trip to Washington DC. I was facinated with the book, but I had no idea that my 4 year old son would find it so interesting. Boys love rules and they want to know what the rules are, who made them, and why. Although a lot of the rules are somewhat dated, most can still be applied to daily life. My son loves to have these rules read to him and reminds me when I break one. If he remembers even one and hesitates to break it in the future then the book will have been worth its price.

• Disappointing
  Very small, 6" x 3.5" maybe 30 pages. Should be descibed and a hard cover pamphlet.

• Ageless advice for "civil" conduct.
  Whether this little 30 page book is worth the price or whether George Washington copied these as a penmanship excercise from an english translation of some 16th century French Jesuit writings is immaterial.

  After you read these "Rules of Civility" you will feel like carrying this little red book around with you and handing it to rude people to read Rule # 1 "Every action done in company aught to be with some sign of respect to those that are present."

  How can our kids and grandkids get exposed to this... more info

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