The English Gentleman is a humorous book written by Douglas Sutherland

Douglas Sutherland

Douglas Chalmers Hutchinson Sutherland was a British author and journalist, who was born at Bongate Hall, Appleby-in-Westmorland, in 1919...

 and illustrated by Timothy Jacques, with an introduction by Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk

Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk

Sir Rupert Iain Kay Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet, CVO, QC was a British officer of arms and genealogist. He used various forms of his name: His columns for Books and Bookmen wete signed Iain Moncreiffe; Royal Highness is by Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Bt.; Simple Heraldry is by...

. The book acts as a satirical guide to the life of an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 gentleman

Gentleman

The term gentleman , in its original and strict signification, denoted a well-educated man of good family and distinction, analogous to the Latin generosus...

 in various contexts, featuring such chapters as "The Gentleman at Play," "The Gentleman at War," and "The Gentleman and the Opposite Sex."

The foreword for The English Gentleman states,

Each of the fourteen chapters gives tongue-in-cheek

Tongue-in-cheek

Tongue-in-cheek is a phrase used as a figure of speech to imply that a statement or other production is humorously intended and it should not be taken at face value. The facial expression typically indicates that one is joking or making a mental effort. In the past, it may also have indicated...

descriptions of the life of an English gentleman.