Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce, born in 1866, is credited on early-1900s books such as Breakfasts and Teas; Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions, Dinners and Luncheons; Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions, and Suppers; Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions. Library of Congress, Project Gutenberg, HathiTrust, and the Online Books Page all list works under the form "Pierce, Paul, 1866-".

His books were published in 1907 and later gathered under the broader title Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions. They focus on the details of hosting: planning menus, shaping the mood of a gathering, and offering ideas for breakfasts, teas, luncheons, dinners, suppers, parties, and entertainments.

Very little biographical information appears to be readily available beyond his birth year and his published works. What survives most clearly is the writing itself: concise, useful guides that capture the manners and domestic ambitions of American social life in the early 20th century.