A hefty collection of raunchy, scatological, sexist, and anti-clerical tales...so much fun to read! ( )

My friend Jo bought this for me because I ‘like the Middle Ages’. When I showed her the contents she denied all knowledge and said someone else must have given it to me. I mean, she had literally just handed it to me. To be fair, even I was shocked when I opened it up and saw the first poem was called ‘The Cunt Made with a Spade’. It doesn’t get any better: ‘The Knight Who Made Cunts Talk’, The Piece of Shit’ (a personal favourite), ‘The Fucker’. Shocking stuff, and incredibly funny. Sometimes you think you’ll be safe. ‘Saint Martin’s Four Wishes’ sounds ok. No. It’s the worst (best) of the bunch.

I’d recommend it to perverts and people who like the Middle Ages. It makes a nice present. It has the French text with a facing English translation that is line-for-line and still manages to replicate the octosyllabic couplets while being funny. Remarkable achievement. I have the first edition. Well bound. Boards covered in purple paper, illustrated and gilt stamped. Lovely paper. Fussy typeface. ( )