Better Bed Manners: A Humorous 1930s Guide to Bedroom Etiquette for Husbands and Wives

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Anne Balliol Ralph Y. Hopton

Better Bed Manners

A Humorous 1930s Guide to Bedroom Etiquette for Husbands and Wives

Anne Balliol, Ralph Y. Hopton

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Bodleian Library
21 September 2023

Social & cultural history; Dating, relationships, living together & marriage; Humour

The first book on how to be knightly, nightly.

Ever needed tips on how to sleep next to a snoring spouse? How to convalesce in style? Or the etiquette of staying in a haunted house?

This humorous book was originally published in the 1930s as an amusing guide for married couples. Poking fun at wives and husbands in an even-handed manner, it is both witty and quaint, giving a glimpse of middle-class life of a bygone era, but also offering up some universal advice which still rings true today. For example, 'Choose bedside books for their soporific qualities', or, 'one whisky-and-soda on retiring...makes the average man forget the dullest dinner and sends him to bed in a glow of good will.'

With sections on hot-water bottles, robes de nuit, breakfast in bed, the best kind of pillow, sneaking home late and night-time readers, this is the perfect, self-improving gift for your favourite bedfellow.

By: Anne Balliol, Ralph Y. Hopton
Imprint: Bodleian Library
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 170mm, Width: 110mm,
Weight: 142g
ISBN: 9781851246199
ISBN 10: 1851246193
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 21 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anne Balliol and Ralph Y. Hopton were the authors of Pink Pants and Bed Manners.