F**k

"F, U, C, and K. Four letters that when combined, can cause outrage, scandal, embarrassment, or instant relief if you've hit your thumb with a hammer. 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 comprehensive and frequently hilarious book, Rufus Lodge searches out the origins of the most popular and versatile word in the English language, and chronicles its dramatic arrival in our everyday lives ..."--Publisher description.