'Billy the Offis Boy' 'Billy the Offis Boy' i(A127980 works by)
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BiographyHistory

Unidentified writer(s) employed by The Bird O' Freedom (1891-1896) used the nom de plume 'Billy the Offis Boy'. Among the regular articles published under this name were 'Drammatik' (reviews of current theatricals) and 'Things in Gineral'. All the articles are written in deliberate slang, with misspelled words used to emphasise the pronunciation.

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