In 1894, Ruth Smythers wrote:

“One cardinal rule of marriage should never be forgotten: give little, give seldom, and above all, give grudgingly…”

She didn’t intend to be amusing, but this brief treatise written for young brides is side-splitting today and an amusing reminder of how our love lives have changed in the last hundred and thirty years.

Extent: 96 pages

Format: Hardback