← Richard HeadThe Canting Academyby Richard HeadDictionary or handbook of criminal slang and underworld language and practicesFind on Amazon↗About the authorRichard HeadHead was a pioneering writer of picaresque fiction whose The English Rogue offered a sensational and satirical portrait of criminal low life. He helped establish the rogue narrative as a popular English genre.More by Richard HeadThe English RoguePicaresque novel following the life and adventures of a resourceful rogue and criminal→O-Brazile→