How to be Happy Though Married - Matrimonial Strife Through the Ages

Informationen zum Autor Old House Books Klappentext The bounteous pleasures of married life have been endured by stoical, ingenious men and women for millennia. 'How to be Happy Though Married' is a compendium of their hard-won wisdom, offering advice for any conceivable conjugal conundrum, from the potential of a wife to wander (you might consider stealing her shoes, a la the Ancient Greeks) to the avoidance of a drunk husband's amorous advances. Why suffer or rejoice alone when this book revealing the advice, observations and witty rejoinders of Jane Austen, Plutarch, Shakespeare, Trollope and Einstein could be your constant companion? Zusammenfassung The bounteous pleasures of married life have been endured by stoical, ingenious men and women for millennia. This title presents a compendium of their hard-won wisdom, offering advice for any conceivable conjugal conundrum, from the potential of a wife to wander to the avoidance of a drunk husband's amorous advances. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction /The Pleasures of Marriage /The Pains of Marriage /Hints for Husbands /Hints for Wives /The Marital Bed

Product details

• Authors: Old House Books, Emily Brand, Old House Books
• Assisted by: Emily Brand (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2013
• EAN: 9781908402585
• ISBN: 978-1-908402-58-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Partnership, sexuality; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; HUMOR / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Dating, HUMOR / Topic / Men, Women & Relationships, Gift books, Christian life and practice, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage & Long-Term Relationships