<p>Hannah Webster Foster's 'The Boarding School; Lessons of a Preceptress to Her Pupils' is a didactic tome that encapsulates the mores and expected comportment of young ladies in the late eighteenth century. With its epistolary style, the book offers a series of instructive letters that proffer guidance on proper manners and decorum within the confines of a boarding school environment. This literary work not only serves as a manual of etiquette ...