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1900-1949

No Swearing for Posh Men, 1938

A legal oddity from The Weekend Book 1938 (but which had disappeared by the 1955 reprint).

Public swearing was against the law, but for some it was more against the law than others. Working on the basis that the posher you were, the better you should know, the fines went upwards depending on your social class.

By Estelle

I am Estelle, a small person who lives in Liverpool. I love all books apart from "The World According to Clarkson". Also very keen on comedy, cooking, octopods and other small people.