Name/Title
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueEntry/Object ID
2010.97Description
"This is a revision of the strictly limited edition issued by the Scholartis Press in 1931 and long out of print. Captain Grose's famous work --the earliest dictionary of English slang (and cant) as opposed to English cant only --first appeared in 1785. Eric Partridge has chosen the enlarged 3rd edition of 1796, the last to be revised by Grose himself.
Grose was a noted military historian, a topographer and a distinguished artist, in addition to being an unconventional lexicographer. Above all, he was a tremendous 'character' and his Vulgar Tongue is a racy and very entertaining book. Nor does the editor let him down, whether in scholarship or in humanity."
Physical Description: Hardcover bookCollection
Reference MaterialsBook Details
Author
Grose, FrancisEdition
3rd edition of 1796 reprintPublisher
Barnes & NobleDate Published
1796 - 1796Publication Language
EnglishCall No.
413 Dictionary Research ShelfLCCN
63006024Notes
Date: 1963
Copy No.: 1