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Don'ts for Husbands de Blanche Ebbutt

Don'ts for Husbands

Autor Blanche Ebbutt
en Limba Engleză Paperback – feb 2015
"Don't look at things solely from a man's point of view. Put yourself in your wife's place and see how you would like some of the things she has to put up with." Originally published in 1913, Don'ts for Husbands provides advice that's as equally compelling as its companion, Don'ts for Wives (also available from Cosimo Classics). In this comical, enlightening, and historical booklet, Blanche Ebbutt shifts sides of the marital equation, delivering advice-some of which still rings true today-to help shape a proper and successful husband. Offering tips on "General Habits," "Jealousy," "Food," and many more timeless topics, Don'ts for Husbands is the perfect gift for anyone interested in the evolution of society, and who ultimately loves to laugh. In addition to Don'ts for Wives a third installment in this series, Don'ts for Mothers, is also available from Cosimo Classics. Little is known about BLANCHE EBBUTT other than the knowledge that she is the author of the witty, instructive 20th century etiquette guides Don'ts for Wives and Don'ts for Husbands. It is suspected that she was also the anonymous author of the earlier Don'ts for Mothers.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781616409463
ISBN-10: 1616409460
Pagini: 42
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 3 mm
Greutate: 0.06 kg
Editura: COSIMO CLASSICS

Caracteristici

Ideal gifts for other halves, or as a pair for married, engaged and newly-wed couples

Notă biografică

Blanche Ebbutt (née Berry) was born in 1866 in Hyde, Cheshire. Her two successful advice manuals, Don'ts for Husbands and Don'ts for Wives, were published in 1913.

Cuprins

Preface1. General Habits2. Personal Relations3. Jealousy4. Hints on Finance5. Household Matters6. Recreation and Holidays7. Health8. Dress9. Hobbies10. Food11. Children

Recenzii

Words of wisdom for a happy marriage from nearly a century ago... The advice comes from a set of guidebooks on marriage written on the eve of the First World War which are predicted to shoot to the top of the bestseller list. The somewhat old-fashioned 'Don'ts for Husbands and Wives' penned by Blanche Ebbutt in 1913 were first published at a time when women stayed at home while their husbands went out to work. Times have changed since then, but the advice could be considered as relevant today as ever.
Tips for a happy marriage published nearly a century ago look set to be a hit this year. The guidebooks are seen now as amusing and wise - and relevant in 2007.
[The author's] wit and wisdom are set to find a new audience... [they] evoke a world where domestic servants were taken for granted and men viewed women as second-class citizens, to be patronised or set to work on domestic tasks. Wives receive sisterly instructions designed to make them the best possible partners for the flawed, often ridiculous men they have married.
Today they are enough tomes about men being from Mars and weird rules of dating... so it is expected that Blanche Ebbutt's oeuvre will provide more comedy value than useful advice. And yet... there are eternal verities there... There are plenty of gloriously retro bits about women censoring their men's socks and husbands learning to "lead" rather than "drive" their wives; but who could argue when Ebbutt says that there is an art in being married, and that you should not "exhaust your artistic power in getting married" but put some effort into staying that way... What is required, Ebbutt hints from the grave, is simple niceness: be as considerate towards a life partner as towards a friend... So, go on: clear up those pencil sharpenings, chaps. And women, tell Him Indoors that his hair looks nice. Can't hurt, can it?
her words on kindness and consideration are as useful today as they were nearly a century ago - and the books themselves, tiny little volumes, are adorable.
Really charming but ultimately wise little books, great ad hoc wedding gifts and also very funny.
After reading it, I was also very surprised that after more than 100 years, how true quite a few of them still rang.
The publication fits in with the current nostalgia for the spiffing traditions and mannerisms of an earlier era - good punctuation, sound table manners, hand-written letters and afternoon tea.
Among the bon mots there is much wisdom. They would make great stocking fillers, or wedding anniversary gifts!

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Don'ts for Husbands and Don'ts for Wivesare facsimile editions of the original books published by A&C Blackin 1913, containing hundreds of snippets of entertaining advice for ahappy marriage, which rings true almost 100 years after they werewritten.