The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence

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Publisher's Synopsis

Learn how the Georgians and early Victorians would insult each other and find out how some of today's words and derivations have come about. Dip in and see how our ancestors considered and talked about such subjects as sex and the workings of the human body.

Book information

ISBN: 9781843914761
Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd
Imprint: Hesperus Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 427.003
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 284
Weight: 378g
Height: 132mm
Width: 209mm
Spine width: 27mm