Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘Book’ Category
The Crime Writer's Guide to Police Practice and Procedure
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010A short review Michael O’Byrne’s The Crime Writer’s Guide to Police Practice and Procedure
The first English Dictionary of Slang 1699 Review
Monday, October 4th, 2010My copy of The first English Dictionary of Slang 1699 reprinted by the Bodleian Library arrived in the post today and a willing-tit of a book it is too. The introduction is interesting covering the dating of its first printing, who B.E. Gentleman (the mysterious author) might have been and other topics. The original preface […]