Let’s Make Mary
Hanley
1959
(original copyright 1937)
Jack Hanley is one of the godfathers of sleazy materials. Evidently this book is still in publication. In 2011, Curzon Press released another edition. Before the 2011 edition, the last published copy was in 1964. Library holdings are in university collections.
Hanley has all sorts of good advice about making “friends” with the ladies. (He also reminds us she probably is no lady, if she is “friendly”). Other strategies include alcohol, overwhelming physical attention (read: rape), and how to choose the right target. I can’t decide if this is a hilarious attempt at dating advice or semi-serious. This is what my father would call a dirty book.
Anyone know anything about this book?
-Mary (Not the one on the cover)
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