Company:Debrett's

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Debrett's
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Founded1769
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
DistributionMarston Book Services[1]
Publication typesBooks
Nonfiction topicsReference
Official websitewww.debretts.com

Debrett's (/dɪˈbrɛts/[2]) is a professional coaching company, publisher and authority on etiquette and behaviour,[3] founded in 1769 with the publication of the first edition of The New Peerage. The title is named after John Debrett.

Coaching

Debrett's Academy was established in 2012 to provide coaching in interpersonal skills to individuals and corporations.[4] Its courses for businesses cover topics such as public speaking, networking, sales pitches, relationship management, personal presentation and dress codes.[5] Its private client courses focus on confidence-building and social competence, as well as personal presentation and impact, career progression and digital networking.[6]

A non-profit arm, Debrett's Foundation, provides coaching through the Debrett's Academy to sixth form students from UK schools in business skills, as well as access to internships, work experience and mentoring opportunities.[7]

Publications

Debrett's has published a range of guides on traditional British etiquette, dating from the mid 1900s. Those currently in print include Debrett's A – Z of Modern Manners, Debrett's Guide for the Modern Gentleman and "Debrett's Handbook" , a revised and updated version of its Correct Form. Debrett's Wedding Guide (first published in 2007) was revised in 2017 and published as Debrett's Wedding Handbook.

Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage, a book which includes a short history of the family of each titleholder,[8] is now published every four years. The current editor is Charles Kidd.

Debrett's People of Today, an annual publication, contains biographical details of approximately 20,000 notable people from the entire spectrum of British society.[9] The selection of entrants is made by the editorial staff of Debrett's and entries are reviewed annually to ensure accuracy and relevance. Entries include details of career, education, family, recreations and membership of clubs as well as contact addresses. An additional feature is the correct style of address to be used when addressing correspondence to an entrant.

Like its rival publication Who's Who, selection of entrants is at the Editorial Team's discretion and there is no payment or obligation to purchase. However, unlike Who's Who, entrants are removed if they are no longer deemed to be suitable for inclusion.[10]

Debrett's [Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical][11] House of Commons and the Judicial Bench[12] was published from 1867 to 1931. Butler calls it "particularly useful".[13][14]

Debrett's 500

Since 2014 Debrett's has published an annual list of the UK's 500 most influential people across 24 sectors.[15] In 2017 the list was published in the Saturday Telegraph Magazine.[16]

Debrett's website

Debrett's website contains information on British tradition, etiquette, dress codes and style, and the biographical profiles of those featured in People of Today and the Debrett’s 500.[17]

Appearances in popular culture

An out-of-date Debrett's is a key plot element in an Elizabeth Mapp story (1920–1939) by E. F. Benson.

In season three of the television series, Downton Abbey, Lady Cora Grantham mentions Debrett’s in jest when defending the choice of her late daughter, Sybil, to have her daughter baptized as Catholic.

There was once a storyline in Doonesbury where Zonker had a large cash windfall with which he planned to purchase a British peerage. To prepare for his new role, he had a friend quiz him from Debrett's, to great comic effect.

John Debrett

John Debrett (1753 – 15 November 1822) was the London-born son of Jean Louys de Bret, a French cook of Huguenot extraction. As a boy of thirteen, John Debrett was apprenticed to a Piccadilly bookseller and publisher, Robert Davis. He remained there until 1780, when he moved to John Almon, bookseller and stationer. John Almon edited and published his first edition of The New Peerage in 1769, and went on to produce at least three further editions. By 1790 he had passed the editorship on to John Debrett who, in 1802, put his name to the two small volumes that made up The Correct Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland. Despite twice being declared bankrupt, Debrett continued as a bookseller, and retired in 1814. He was found dead at his lodgings on 15 November 1822, and was buried at St James's, Piccadilly.[18]

See also

  • Almanach de Gotha
  • Burke's Peerage

Bibliography

  • Hankinson, Cyril Francis James. My Forty Years with Debrett. London: R. Hale, 1963.
  • "Debrett" (1868-1869) 9 The Reliquary, Quarterly Archaeological Journal and Review 124

References

  1. ↑ "Marston Book Services". http://www.marston.co.uk/marston-client-list/. Retrieved 2017-12-04. 
  2. ↑ "British pronunciation of Debrett's". http://www.macmillandictionary.com/pronunciation/british/Debrett-s. Retrieved 2013-07-25. 
  3. ↑ "Debrett's Limited". LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/3509885/. 
  4. ↑ "About Us". Debrett's. https://www.debretts.com/about-us/. 
  5. ↑ "Business". Debrett's. https://www.debretts.com/academy/business/. 
  6. ↑ "Personal". Debrett's. https://www.debretts.com/academy/personal/. 
  7. ↑ "Foundation". Debrett's. https://www.debretts.com/about-us/foundation/. 
  8. ↑ "Debrett's Peerage". https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/debretts-peerage. 
  9. ↑ "Debretts People of Today 2009". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081218111943/http://www.debretts.co.uk/book.php?id=5. 
  10. ↑ "David Beckham enjoys wine tasting, says celebrity hobby guide". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-07-23. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5889477/David-Beckham-enjoys-wine-tasting-says-celebrity-hobby-guide.html. Retrieved 2013-07-25. 
  11. ↑ The words in square brackets are not always included in the title.
  12. ↑ s:Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench
  13. ↑ David Butler and Gareth Butler. British Political Facts 1900–1985. Sixth Edition. Macmillan Press. 1986. Page 520.
  14. ↑ For reviews of this book, see "Debrett on Legislators and Lawyers" (1876) 11 Law Journal 160 (11 March); "Notices of New Books" (1868) 25 Law Magazine and Law Review 152 (March to August); "Reviews" (1900-1901) 26 Law Magazine and Review (Fifth Series) 256 [1]; (1906-1907) 32 Law Magazine and Review (Fifth Series) 384 [2]; "New Books Received" (1871) 19 Public Opinion 360 (25 March); "Notes on Books, Etc" (1871) 43 Notes and Queries 152 at 153 (18 February); "Useful Works of Reference" (1904) 24 Stead's Review 329 [3]; "Minor Notices" (1877) 43 Saturday Review 306 at 309 (10 March); "Contemporary Literature" (1868) 34 Foreign Quarterly and Westminster Review 236; (1868) 9 The Month 102
  15. ↑ "Debrett's 500 2017 - Debrett's". https://www.debretts.com/debretts-500-2017/. 
  16. ↑ "Who are the most influential people in Britain today? Exclusive preview of Debrett's 500 list". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 2017. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/influential-people-britain-today-exclusive-preview-debretts/. 
  17. ↑ "Debrett's - The trusted source on British social skills, etiquette and style". https://www.debretts.com/. 
  18. ↑ "About Debrett's". Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080804113925/http://www.debretts.co.uk/about.php?category=1. 

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