How to be a Good Husband

Bodleian Lib, .

ISBN 10: 1851243763 / ISBN 13: 9781851243761

Published by Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2016

A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR005372637

Synopsis:

The art of being a good husband is not an easy one. This little guide was written for the middle classes of the 1930s who were reading one of the first modern self-help books. Illustrated with contemporary line-drawings, it contains advice by turns delightfully arcane and timelessly true, for example:

Don’t squeeze the tube of toothpaste from the top instead of from the bottom. This is one of the small things of life that always irritates a careful wife.

Don’t think that your wife has placed waste-paper baskets in the rooms as ornaments.

Don’t tell your wife terminological inexactitudes, which are, in plain English, lies. A woman has wonderful intuition for spotting even minor departures from the truth.

Do cultivate the habit of coming down to breakfast with a smile. Remember that as the head of the house, it is your duty to see that everyone starts the day in an atmosphere of happiness.

Don’t criticise the food at your own table when you are entertaining and especially refrain from doing so before the servants.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: How to be a Good Husband
Publisher: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Fair
Edition: 2nd Edition