Female excellence; or, hint to daughters

Designed for their use from the time of leaving school till their settlement in life. By a mother. London : The Religious Tract Society, c. 1850. Duodecimo, lettered cloth (spine chipped and glued down), pp. viii; 224, light foxing.

A guide to young women on how to serve their duties with excellence as a wife and mother.

‘There is no class of society more really important than that of YOUNG FEMALES, and perhaps there is no one concerning whom, and by whom, more false notions are entertained. It is very common for young women to think far too highly of themselves as objects of attraction and admiration, and yet to overlook their real importance in the domestic and social circle …’