John Arnold traces the life of the Fanfrolico Press, the press's co-founder Jack Lindsay and its manager P. R. Stephensen, particularly during the London-based period from 1926-1930. Arnold canvasses the financial problems experienced by the press, Lindsay's relationships with women, the publication of the journal London Aphrodite and the involvement of Lindsay's father, Norman Linday. The latter assisted the press financially and also contributed illustrations for some of its publications.