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James Hardy Vaux (born 1782, date of death unknown) was an English-born convict transported to Australia on three separate occasions. He was the author of ''Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux'' including ''A Vocabulary of the Flash Language'', first published in 1819, which is regarded as both the first full length autobiography and first dictionary written in Australia.〔Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/vaux-james-hardy-2756〕 ==Early life== Born in Surrey, England, James Hardy Vaux was the son of Hardy Vaux, butler and house steward to George Holme Sumner MP of Hatchlands Park, and his wife Sophia, the daughter of an attorney. Vaux spent much of his childhood living with his maternal grandparents in Shropshire, England. At age 14, Vaux was apprenticed to a linen draper in Liverpool. He was initially well behaved however soon developed rakish habits, staying out late at night and disappearing to cock fights during the day. He began pilfering small amounts of money from the till of his employer to pay his gambling debts and maintain his lifestyle. Even though the thefts went undiscovered, Vaux's employer did not approve of his habits and dismissed him after only a few months' service. Vaux next found employment as a clerk in London, although he was far more interested in frequenting the red-light district of Covent Garden and seedy alehouses than his work. Always restless, he changed jobs several times, including a stint in the Navy in 1798-99 on board HMS ''Astraea'' until he deserted and returned to London.〔Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/vaux-james-hardy-2756〕〔McLachlan, Noel (ed). ''Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux''. Heinemann. 1964.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Hardy Vaux」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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