To quote Winston Churchill, "A joke is a very serious thing." Where the uninspired see The Rogue’s Handbook as simply a humorous novelty book that would make a great stocking stuffer, I see a basic analysis of character traits that will make you more successful with women. While The Rogue's Handbook may have been published on a minimal budget, printed in paperback with illustrations from photo-banks, I envision an expanded edition, a little black book with gold-leafed pages that serves as a Bible for aspiring gentleman rogues the world over.
The best way to define a gentleman rogue (or 'g-rogue,' in Metzger's terminology) is to profile prominent g-rogues throughout history. The book analyzes such men as Lord Byron, an infamous English socialite, philanderer, adventurer and writer famed for penning the epic poem of the ultimate Lothario, Don Juan. Although not quite as dashing, Pablo Picasso was also highlighted in the book for founding an art revolution while also being a notorious adulterer who fathered at least three illegitimate children and upon his death, prompted at least two of his former lovers to
This article appears in Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2010.