Dora Shackell

Alas, I am not a young girl any more, but Mrs Shackell's standards are still ones to be striven for. If you find the sections on 'Careers' and 'Boys' too much to take in at once, then go to the back of the book for the list of '29 tips for intelligent living' which include 'act prettily at all times' and 'beat a path to your public library door'. Surely more constructive activities for the young lady of today could not be found, and a preferred alternative to consuming Bacardi Breezers and evacuating the contents of one's stomach outside shopping centres on Saturday nights?… (más)