Thunder, Flush and Thomas Crapper : An Encycloopedia

by Adam Hart-Davis

Description

A dictionary of all things lavatorial, from the Abbot of St Albans (allegedly the first Englishman to have a W.C., c. 1115) to the zero-gravity loo (as featured in the film 2001: a Space Odyssey), by way of the dog toilet, the night-soil men who took away the sewage in the streets and the superloo, successor to the pissoir. Meticulously researched and packed with information (as well as plenty of humour), this is a book that everyone should keep by their loo.

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AlexTheHunn 806 reviews

I was disdainful of this book - you might say I pooh-poohed it. However, it turns out to be a fairly well researched collection of information about the bathroom, water-closet, loo, john, toilet, etc.

Oct 1, 2007

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