t withal one of the most complete and
profound studies ever published on woman and love.'--_La Republique._

LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS, 111, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, W.C.

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS

WOMAN

By

MAX O'RELL

AUTHOR OF
'JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND,' 'JONATHAN AND HIS CONTINENT,'
'WOMAN AND ARTIST,' ETC.

FIFTEENTH THOUSAND

LONDON
CHATTO & WINDUS
1903

I DEDICATE

THIS VOLUME

TO

'THE NICEST LITTLE WOMAN IN THE WORLD'

(CHAPTER XXXI.)

PREFACE

'MONSIEUR, MADAME, ET BEBE,' that most delightful, untranslatable book
of the late Gustave Droz, by its genial and humorous philosophy and its
pretty pictures of matrimonial life, by its healthy teachings and its
piquant, poetic illustrations, has taught to thousands of French people
how to make their married lives happier and more cheerful.

This unpretentious little volume of mine, which appears simultaneously
in Paris, London, and New York, will not have been written in vain if
it causes one married couple in each of the three great countries where
it is published to study and understand each other better.

I dedicate it to married men and women, and to young men and women
contemplating matrimony--a large public indeed.

MAX O'RELL.

P.S.--Did I hear you ask whether I have been married?

Oh yes, that's all right.

M. O'R

_April, 1901._

CONTENTS

PAGE

CHAPTER I

THE ETERNAL FEMININE

What do we know about women?--Generalities on the subject--I am
requested to speak on some subject I know something about 1

CHAPTER II

WOMAN'S INFLUENCE FOR GOOD AND EVIL

A woman at the beginning--The first love-story--Different
versions--'Cherchez la femme'--The influence of woman on national
characteristics 6

CHAPTER III

MAXIMS FOR THE MAN IN LOVE

How to deal with your girl--Avoid catching colds in your head--
How women with humour can be saved 10

CHAPTER IV

ADVICE TO THE MAN WHO WANTS TO MARRY

What should attract him in matrimony--At what age should people
get married?--Be superior to your wife in everything 14

CHAPTER V

ON THE SELECTION OF LIFE PARTNERS

Be as careful in choosing your partners as you would in choosing
your ancestors--Count your change before entering, as mistakes
cannot be recognised afterwards