The writer of one lampoon from 1682 describes how the young wife of a much older man ‘swears and fucks and all the while’s so French!’ Henry Fielding whisperingly spoke of ‘certain French novels’, and ‘French’ was for centuries the only description needed for fellatio: a work from 1890 entitled simply Stag Party lists the offerings: ‘Common, old fashioned f—k $1.00 … Tasting (French) $2.50. French fashion with use of patent balls $3.50.’
