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Arthur Halbert
Best known for lively 19th-century French popular writing, this author moved between songbooks, guides, and quirky reference works. Today he is most often remembered for a dictionary of argot that opened a window onto the slang of thieves and street life.
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About the author
Arthur Halbert, often listed as Arthur Halbert d'Angers, was a French writer active in the 19th century. Library and public-domain records connect him with a wide mix of practical and popular books, including songs, fortune-telling manuals, local guides, and slang dictionaries.
His best-known work today is Le nouveau dictionnaire complet du jargon de l'argot, ou Le langage des voleurs dévoilé, a book that gathers and explains criminal and street slang. The range of titles linked to his name suggests a writer interested in everyday culture and curious corners of urban life rather than high literary prestige.
Basic biographical details appear to be uncertain in the sources available here, which list him only broadly between the 18th and 19th centuries. No reliable portrait image could be confirmed from the pages reviewed.