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Quirky Classics: The Benefit of Farting
Jonathan Swift
- Alma Books - Quirky Classics
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Publisher | Alma Books - Quirky Classics |
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ISBN | 9781847496805 |
Publication date | July 2017 |
Edition | Paperback |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Pages | 120 |
Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
extra information | Reprint |
Description
What is the nature, essence and definition of a fart? What are the consequences and disadvantages of suppressing one? Why is farting considered to be taboo? Swift's The Benefit of Farting argues eloquently, in a forceful a posteriori fashion, that most of the distempers thought to affect the fairer sex are due to flatulences not adequately vented. To complete the excursus into this venerable and age-old human activity, Charles James Fox's 'Essay upon Wind' provides a detailed analysis, classification and history of farting, peppered with wit and curious anecdotes about particularly eminent farters of the past.