I came across some info on Finishing schools.
Finishing School Traditional Lessons
Dancing, French Literature, Etiquette, Formal Graces, Polite conversation, Personal grooming
Table manners and so on.
But then this: A kind of Thieves and Bad Girls Lessons
Knot & embroidery communication, Breaking and writing in code, Picking pockets
Lip reading, Manipulation and Assessing a room, Spotting others, Maps & Tracking measurements
Which sounds brilliant!! My kind of school
Anyone know of any books about this kind of thing? Doesn't actually have to be bad GIRLS, boys would do also, but something with more than just a chapter or two on they attend training then go off and…rest of the book.
I can't think of one, only magic schools and as I said, a chapter of back then they did (a brief bit about) then rest of book or series, Fantasy novels..
Doesn't have to be fantasy either but I'd say it's more a thing with that genre. SF would do too, or historical maybe?
by ClimateTraditional40