FRANCIS GROSE

(1731-1791)



 
 
 
Various DING 2015: “Antiquarian, lexicographer and draughtsman born in London, the son of a Swiss inmigrant. He travelled extensively throughout England due to his work in the army and for his field trips to sketch buildings and monuments for his The Antiquities of England and Wales (1773-1787), among others.” Works 1785. A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. London: Printed for S. Hooper. EDD. 1787. A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs and Popular Superstitions. London: Printed for S. Hooper. SC. EDD. 1811. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence. London: Printed for C. Chappell. EDD. 1839. A Glossary of Provincial and Local Words Used in England by Francis Grose, Esq., F. R. & A.S.S. To which is now first incorporated the Supplement by Samuel Pegge, Esq. F.S.A. London: John Russell Smith. SC. EDD. Not in KingKong Project For further information about his life and works, see: Bending, Stephen. 2002. "Every Man is Naturally an Antiquarian: Francis Grose and Polite Antiquities." Art History 25.4: 520-530. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8365.00342/pdf Farrant, John H. 1995. "The Travels and Travails of Francis Grose, F.S.A." The Antiquaries Journal 75.1:365-380. Fisher, Flora. 2011. "A study of late eighteenth century linguistic, cultural and philosophical attitudes in Britain : with a focus on the lexicographical work of Captain Francis Grose". MPhil thesis. University of Glasgow. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2773/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Grose http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/dic/grose/vulgar1785.html http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199557103.001.0001/acprof-9780199557103-chapter-2 http://www.robertburns.org/encyclopedia/GroseCaptainFrancis173115191.423.shtml John H. Farrant. 2004. "Grose, Francis (bap. 1731, d. 1791)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/11/101011660/ Newall, Venetia. 1992. "Francis Grose, Folklore's Forerunner". Royal Society for the Encouragement of Ars, Manufactures and Commerce 140.5426: 187-192. West, William. 1837. "Sketches on the Life of Captain Grose." Fifty Years' Recollections of an Old Bookseller. London: Printed by and for the Author: 80-92. GalleryVARIA_Various_1700-1799_Grose_ProvincialGlossary_1787.htmlVARIA_Various_1700-1799_Grose_ProvincialGlossary_1787.htmlVARIA_Various_1700-1799_GrosePegge_ProvincialGlossary_1787_2.htmlVARIA_Various_1700-1799_GrosePegge_ProvincialGlossary_1787_2.htmlVARIA_Various_1700-1799_GrosePegge_ProvincialGlossary_1787_2.htmlhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8365.00342/pdfhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8365.00342/pdfhttp://theses.gla.ac.uk/2773/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Grosehttp://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/dic/grose/vulgar1785.htmlhttp://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199557103.001.0001/acprof-9780199557103-chapter-2http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199557103.001.0001/acprof-9780199557103-chapter-2http://www.robertburns.org/encyclopedia/GroseCaptainFrancis173115191.423.shtmlhttp://www.oxforddnb.com/index/11/101011660/shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11shapeimage_2_link_12shapeimage_2_link_13

Grose, Francis (1731-1791)

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