John Camden Hotten
John Camden Hotten was an English bibliophile and publisher. He is best known for his clandestine publishing of numerous erotic and pornographic titles.
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The slang dictionary : $b Etymological, historical and anecdotal
Discover the hidden language of 19th-century society, where common words are reshaped with secret shades of meaning.
By John Camden Hotten
A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James.
Explore a bygone era's secret language, where thieves, beggars, and high society spoke in tongues that revealed the hidden corners of 19th-century London.
By John Camden Hotten