A Dictionary of the Underworld (Routledge Revivals) : British and American

by Eric Partridge

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Format Paperback / Softback

Book Series Routledge Revivals: The Selected Works of Eric Partridge

ISBN-10 1138904473

ISBN-13 9781138904477

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 14th, 2017

Print length 886 Pages

Weight 453 grams

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First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and near-criminal worlds. The book provides an invaluable insight into social history, with the British vocabulary dating back to the 16th century and the American to the late 18th century.

First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and near-criminal worlds. It includes entries from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa, as well as from Britain and America and offers a fascinating and unique study of language. The book provides an invaluable insight into social history, with the British vocabulary dating back to the 16^th century and the American to the late 18^th century. Each entry comes complete with the approximate date of origin, the etymology for each word, and a note of the milieu in which the expression arose.

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