F**k

An Irreverent History of the F-Word

Rufus Lodge

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English

Harper Collins
23 November 2015

Language: history & general works; linguistics; Slang & dialect humour

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.

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.

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* 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
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* The publisher takes no responsibility for any embarrassment caused when readers drop the F-bomb after reading this book.

By: Rufus Lodge
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 150g
ISBN: 9780008113346
ISBN 10: 0008113343
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 23 November 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rufus Lodge is an author, and lives in London.

Reviews for F**k: An Irreverent History of the F-Word

‘I love this book. It’s guaranteed to be a bestseller.’ Richard E Grant ‘No book in history has used the word so often: five, six, seven times per page.’ Times Literary Supplement