The 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue: Buckish Slang,University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence by Francis Grose, Max Harris

The 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue: Buckish Slang,University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence

Francis Grose, Max Harris

160 pages first pub 1811 (editions)

nonfiction history reference funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

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The Georgian "Profanisaurus". From the 1790s to the 1820s, numerous editions of the Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue were published. Looking at the slang and vernacular language of the time, this dictionary pre-dated Roger Mellie's best-selling Pro...

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