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The Dictionary of Nautical University Gypsy and Other Vulgar Tongues A Guide to Language on the 18th and 19th Century Streets of London Author: This is not a book about history. It IS history. First published in 1859, it is literally a snapshot of the language used by the 18th and 19th Century common man. With it, you can enter into his world as he or she saw it, felt it and expressed it. No novel, no history book can or will ever give you that perspective. Tell me: — * I... more »
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