Allen & Unwin Girls' Empire book English 224 pages

For a girl these days, it may be fashionable to know how to encrpyt your text messages, set up your own webpage, and compile the ultimate playlist . But what about the things that really matter, the things that mattered to girls back in 1903 - what to wear when exercising with a Sandow Grip Dumb-Bell, how to give your poodle a French clip, and how to avoid the 'evils of excessive tea drinking .'The Girls' Empire is the real thing - written at the beginning of the twentieth century, it sets out to inform and enteratin girls - with short stories, career advice, Cosy Corner Chats, and much much more. This new potted edition is a wonderfully evocative slice of history. By turns hilarious, many of its observations and instructions remain quaintly relevant today.