Publisher's Synopsis
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, Smyth also provides stories such as how toilet paper became a rallying cry for antitaxation campaigners in the US to the history of the Groom of the Stool, once one of the most influential positions in the Royal Court.
