Better Bed Manners

Anne Balliol, Ralph Y. Hopton

ISBN 10: 1851246193 / ISBN 13: 9781851246199

Published by Bodleian Library, GB, 2023

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Better Bed Manners
• Publisher: Bodleian Library, GB
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851246193
• ISBN 13: 9781851246199
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 10.8W x 1.52H x 17.15D centimeters 10.8 centimeters width by 1.52 centimeters height by 17.15 centimeters depth
• Weight: 142 grams

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Synopsis

A humorous advice book, offering tips on bedroom manners.
 
Have you ever needed tips on how to sleep next to a snoring spouse? How to convalesce in style? Have you pondered the etiquette of staying in a haunted house? Better Bed Manners, originally published in the 1930s, has the answers you seek.
 
This amusing guide was originally written for married couples, poking fun at both wives and husbands. Better Bed Manners offers a witty glimpse of middle-class life in a bygone era, but it also dispenses some universal advice that still rings true today. “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 goodwill.” With sections on hot-water bottles, robes de nuit, breakfast in bed, the best kind of pillow, sneaking home late, and night-time reading, this is the perfect self-improvement gift for your favorite bedfellow.

About the Author

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