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Bum Fodder Main Edition
Author(s): Richard Smyth (Author)
- Publisher: Souvenir Press
- Publication Date: 1 Nov. 2012
- Edition: Main
- Language: English
- Print length: 128 pages
- ISBN-10: 028564114X
- ISBN-13: 9780285641143
Book Description
Humans are, along with other primates, the only animals to wipe their bottoms after defecating. Richard Smyth provides the definitive history of how we have wiped over the centuries. From the Romans and ancient China to the modern day, drawing on literature from Rabelais and Jonathan Swift to the story of Myleene Klass and Pope Benedict’s toilet roll, Richard Smyth has compiled the definitive history. Along the way, Richard Smyth also provides fascinating stories such as how toilet paper became a rallying cry for anti-taxation campaigners in the US to the history of the Groom of the Stool, once one of the most influential positions in the Royal Court.
Editorial Reviews
Review
The history of toilet paper, it is the ultimate loo book. –Robin Ince, ‘Loose Ends’ (Radio 4)
An, er, absorbing history of toilet paper. –The Sun
The ultimate accessory for the loo: Richard Smyth s fascinating tome about toilet paper that flushes out reams of intriguing facts. –Saga
About the Author
Richard Smyth is a writer and cartoonist. He’s a regular contributor to magazines including History Today, Bird Watching and New Humanist and his creative writing has appeared in Cent, Vintage Script, The Fiction Desk and The Stinging Fly.
