Mrs. Grundy : studies in English prudery

Fryer, Peter

1963, First Edition. London : Dobson. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #453850

Physical description; 368 pages illustrations. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-357). Contents; Plain Words, Prude Words, And Rude Words -- The Grundy Sunday -- The Teetotalitarians -- Unkindling A Wantonness -- Don't Dance, Little Lady. Subjects; Grundy, Mrs. Taboo, Linguistic. Moral conditions. Great Britain Moral conditions. Great Britain.

Price: €18.00