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John Stephen Farmer

Born

in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, The United Kingdom

March 07, 1854

Died

January 18, 1916

Genre

Linguistics, Spirituality, Dictionaries

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John Stephen Farmer (March 7, 1854 – January 18, 1916) also known as J. S. Farmer, was a British lexicographer, spiritualist and writer. He was most well known for his seven volume dictionary of slang.

Farmer was born in Bedford, England. His lifetime work was Slang and its Analogues, published in seven volumes (1890–1904) with William Ernest Henley.

Farmer took interest in psychical research and spiritualism. He was the first editor for the spiritualist journal Light. From 1878, he also edited the Psychological Review, a spiritualist periodical.

He also defended the spiritual medium William Eglinton from accusations of fraud, and in 1886 wrote a biography on Eglinton.

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John Stephen Farmer’s books

Average rating: 3.41 · 74 ratings · 11 reviews · 173 distinct works

	Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1964 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Troublesome Reign of John, King of England, 1591 (1911) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English: Abridged from the Work Entitled Slang and Its Analogues (1921) by John Stephen Farmer (Editor), William Ernest Henley (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1905 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Public School Word-Book: A Contribution to a Historical Glossary of Words Phrases and Turns of Expression Obsolete and in Present Use Peculiar to Our Great Public Schools Together With Some Tha... 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1900 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anonymous plays. 3rd series, comprising: Jack Juggler; King Darius; Gammer Gurton's needle; New custom; Trial of treasure; Note-book and word-list 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slang and its analogues past and present. A dictionary, historical and comparative of the heterodox speech of all classes of society for more than three hundred years. Vol 1 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nice Wanton, 1560 (1909) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swetnam: The Woman-Hater, 1620 (1914) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vocabula Amatoria: A French-English glossary of words, phrases, and allusions occurring in the works of Rabelais, Voltaire, Moliére, Rousseau, Beranger, Zola, and others, with English equivalents and synonyms it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1896 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slang and its analogues by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars