Trouble & Strife: Crime Stories Inspired by Cockney Rhyming Slang

by Simon Wood, Steve Brewer, Susanna Calkins

Welcome to the world of Cockney rhyming slang, where what is said means something completely different than how it sounds. Originally, it was a coded language created by criminals for deceiving undercover police officers during Victorian times. Common phrases like septic tank, holy water, brown bread, tomfoolery and mince pies don't mean what you think they mean. Others, like Barnaby Rudge, gypsy's kiss, smash and grab, butcher's hook, kick and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643960563
• ISBN13: 9781643960562
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Down & Out Books
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"