Olof E. Bosson

Olof E. Bosson was born in 1871 and is known for Slang and Cant in Jerome K. Jerome’s Works: A Study, published in 1911. The book examines how Jerome K. Jerome used slang, cant, and ordinary speech, treating language as a clue to character, class, and social setting.

From the book itself, Bosson comes across as a careful and practical literary scholar. In his preface, he explains that he wanted to trace the exact meanings and shades of informal expressions in Jerome’s writing, especially where usage shifted over time or differed from common speech.

Reliable biographical details about Bosson are scarce in the sources I could confirm, so much of his life remains unclear here. What can be said with confidence is that his surviving work reflects a strong interest in English language, social speech, and the way literature preserves everyday voices.