cover image The Lover's Tongue: A Merry Romp Through the Language of Love and Sex

The Lover's Tongue: A Merry Romp Through the Language of Love and Sex

Mark Morton. Insomniac Press, $16.95 (240pp) ISBN 978-1-894663-51-9

""[A]ll things-even merkins, codpieces and felching-are worthy of study,"" writes Mark Morton in The Lover's Tongue: A Merry Romp Through the Language of Love and Sex. The small, tight print doesn't allow for easy browsing, but this book offers plenty of facts for anyone serious about learning the history of words like ""bum,"" ""beauty"" and ""bullocks.""