author
Edward Summers Squier
Best known for practical early-20th-century guides on manners, handwriting, and simple magic, this author wrote to make everyday skills feel approachable. His books have the brisk, helpful tone of someone who wanted readers to feel prepared rather than intimidated.
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Etiquette Made Easy
by Edward Summers Squier
About the author
Edward Summers Squier was an American writer whose known books include Etiquette Made Easy, Tricks and Magic Made Easy, and Penmanship Made Easy. Library catalogs and public-domain editions show that these works were first published in 1919, and some editions credit him as "M.A.".
His surviving reputation rests mainly on clear, instructional books aimed at general readers. Etiquette Made Easy presents itself as a practical reference for social behavior, while his other books turn the same plainspoken approach toward handwriting and beginner-friendly magic.
Very little biographical information about his life appears to be readily available in major public sources, so he is remembered more through his useful books than through a well-documented personal history.