Eric Partridge

1894 – 1979

• A dictionary of historical slang
• Usage and abusage
• Origins
• Slang to-day and yesterday
• Usage and abusage
• A dictionary of slang and unconventional English
• A charm of words
• MacMillan Dictionary of Historical Slang
• English gone wrong
• A Dictionary of Traditional First Names
• British and American English since 1900
• Dictionary of the Underworld (Wordsworth Collection)