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Good Behavior
Being a Study of Certain Types of Civility
By Harold Nicolson
With a New Introduction by Juliet Nicolson
“Harold Nicolson discusses…[different] types of civility…. His obiter dicta are often provocative [and] never…dull.”
—The Times (London)
“This book is as thoughtful and thought-evoking a piece of work as I have read. . . . Really beautiful prose.”
—G. M. Young (Sunday Times)
“Profound and…witty…Convey[s Nicolson’s] sense of enjoyment.”
—Edith Shackelton (Lady)
Summary
Do we want to be persons of culture, civility, and manners? Even in the contemporary world, where this question is not much asked, most people would respond with a resounding YES. Well, if you want to be cultured, civil, and mannered, not just another everyday barbarian, it will take some work, some training, and a good place to start is with Harold Nicolson's very readable and entertaining book.
About the Author
Harold Nicolson (1886–1968) was born in Tehran of British parents, educated at Oxford, served as a diplomat for twenty years, then returned to Britain to become a journalist, biographer, historian, and member of Parliament during World War II. His Diaries and Letters, 1930–1964, became a bestseller after his death. The famous gardens that he and his wife, Vita Sackville-West, created are a popular national trust property.
Juliet Nicolson is the author of The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm. She lives partly in Sussex and partly in the cottage at Sissinghurst Castle that belonged to Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West. This book was dedicated to Juliet, then aged one.
