Project Gutenberg 2008-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 219 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Dictionnaire complet de l'argot employé dans les Mystères de Paris Produced by Marcia Brooks, Hugo Voisard, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Dictionnaire complet de l'argot employé dans les Mystères de Paris" by Anonymous is a linguistic work written in the mid-19th century. This book serves as a dictionary, detailing the criminal slang used by thieves and con artists in Paris during this time period. It captures the unique jargon of the underworld, presenting an intriguing look at the language of crime. The content of the book primarily consists of a comprehensive glossary of argot, alongside dialogues showcasing its practical use in conversations between thieves and other characters pertinent to the criminal milieu. The book includes an extensive list of terms, phrases, and their corresponding French meanings, covering everything from body parts to various types of crimes. Additionally, the latter sections provide detailed descriptions of common criminal methods, illustrating how thieves operate in Parisian society. Overall, this text reveals the complex and often inventive language used among criminals, offering insights into both their lexicon and modus operandi. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French language -- Slang -- Dictionaries AG PC Text FR Langues Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Language & Communication Category: Language & Communication Category: Law & Criminology Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 98060 2025-06-10T10:01:04.072109 text/html 97881 2025-01-10T09:53:49.539623 text/html 121406 2025-06-10T10:01:11.821065 application/epub+zip 120814 2025-06-10T10:01:08.305082 application/epub+zip 90640 2025-06-10T10:01:06.651086 application/epub+zip 340834 2025-06-10T10:01:14.573062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326524 2025-06-10T10:01:10.761085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280330 2022-09-11T12:23:02.596490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73549 2025-06-10T10:01:03.683115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72599 2021-01-03T09:54:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 25427 2021-01-03T09:54:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17823 2025-06-10T10:01:14.729088 application/rdf+xml 25056 2025-06-10T10:01:07.468099 image/jpeg 4844 2025-06-10T10:01:07.050093 image/jpeg 120537 2025-06-10T10:01:04.080125 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown