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What is How to Be a Good Husband about?

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.

Who reads How to Be a Good Husband?

Author

Bodleian Library

Publisher

Bodleian Library, University of Oxford

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781851243761

Category

reference

Subjects

Social Science, Reference, Fiction

Rating

3.65 / 5 (23 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14