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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries

Volume II: 1785-1858

Julie Coleman


The second volume (volume 1, 1567-1784, published in January 2004) of Julie Coleman's fascinating and entertaining history of the uses and the recording of slang and criminal cant takes the story from 1785 to 1858 and explores its first manifestations in the USA and Australia.
1. Francis Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 2. Dictionaries Based on Grose's 3. Humphry Tristram Potter 4. James Hardy Vaux 5. Pierce Egan 6. John Bee 7. Minor British Cant and Slang Lists 8. Some American Cant and Slang Lists 9. College Dictionaries 10. Conclusions Appendix Bibliography Word Index Subject Index
Julie Coleman , University of Leicester