A Dictionary of the Underworld: British and American - Routledge Revivals: The Selected Works of Eric Partridge 1st edition

First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and near-criminal worlds. The book provides an invaluable insight into social history, with the British vocabulary dating back to the 16th century and the American to the late 18th century.