Although much of Thornwell's manual was extracted from E.C. de Calabrella's 1844 publication The Ladies' science of etiquette, the manual was popular enough to be reissued ten times between 1857 and 1890.

Originally published in 1870, Personal Beauty contains many Victorian recipes for health and beauty along with valuable and unusual advice for attaining physical perfection.

The authors approach the subject of women's appearance from the perspective of health and hygiene.

This advice book to women details rules of hygiene and beauty and reflects the values placed on maintaining the image of the "lady."

Descriptions of dress, make-up, hair fashion, and physical beauty reflect the strict code of behavior regarding appearance in Victorian England.

Directions towards cooking and wifely conduct.

Sander L. Gilman explores such questions in Creating Beauty to Cure the Soul, a cultural history of the connections between beauty of body and happiness of mind.

Discussion about women and gynmastics, exercise, diet, nutrition, and general good health.

An illustrated guide to grooming, fashion, and etiquette for women.

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.