The Wordsworth Dictionary of the Underworld
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of the Underworld by Eric Partridge
This work looks at the area defined as "cant". It includes the vocabulary of "crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars, tramps, convicts and the commercial underworld, the drug traffic, the white slave traffic and spivs", gathered from many countries and from obscure sources.Eric Partridge (1884-1979) wrote over a hundred works, most of which dealt with features of the English language. Stanley Wells is the general editor of Oxford Shakespeare and an distinguished Shakespearean scholar.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781853263613 |
| ISBN 10 | 1853263613 |
| Title | The Wordsworth Dictionary of the Underworld |
| Author | Eric Partridge |
| Series | Wordsworth Reference |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Year published | 1995-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 624 |
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