Fuck: An Irreverent History Of The F-word
by Rufus Lodge /
2013 / English / EPUB
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An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent
history of the world’s favourite word.
An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent
history of the world’s favourite word.
F, U, C and K – four letters that can cause outrage, scandal,
embarrassment or instant relief if you hit your thumb with a
hammer.
F, U, C and K – four letters that can cause outrage, scandal,
embarrassment or instant relief if you hit your thumb with a
hammer.
In this wide-ranging and frequently hilarious history of the
F-word, Rufus Lodge searches out the origins of our language’s
most popular obscenity, and chronicles its dramatic arrival in
our everyday lives. As he discovers, the F-word can be heard
among aristocrats and astronauts, rock stars and royals, poets
and politicians, even in the company of Father Ted and Basil
Brush.
In this wide-ranging and frequently hilarious history of the
F-word, Rufus Lodge searches out the origins of our language’s
most popular obscenity, and chronicles its dramatic arrival in
our everyday lives. As he discovers, the F-word can be heard
among aristocrats and astronauts, rock stars and royals, poets
and politicians, even in the company of Father Ted and Basil
Brush.
No-one is safe from the F-word’s outrageous progress, as innocent
animals, fragrant mothers and squeaky-clean TV hosts are dragged
into the fray. The cast of characters includes Shakespeare, the
Beatles, Andy Murray, T.S. Eliot, Elton, Camilla and everyone
unfortunate enough to live in an Austrian town with a very
embarrassing name.
No-one is safe from the F-word’s outrageous progress, as innocent
animals, fragrant mothers and squeaky-clean TV hosts are dragged
into the fray. The cast of characters includes Shakespeare, the
Beatles, Andy Murray, T.S. Eliot, Elton, Camilla and everyone
unfortunate enough to live in an Austrian town with a very
embarrassing name.
F*** is a cavalcade of priceless anecdotes, historical research,
filthy jokes and definitions too devious for any decent
dictionary – guaranteed to make you laugh, and broaden your
vocabulary*.
F*** is a cavalcade of priceless anecdotes, historical research,
filthy jokes and definitions too devious for any decent
dictionary – guaranteed to make you laugh, and broaden your
vocabulary*.
* The publisher takes no responsibility for any embarrassment
caused when readers drop the F-bomb after reading this book.
* The publisher takes no responsibility for any embarrassment
caused when readers drop the F-bomb after reading this book.