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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Mark Forsyth
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Description for The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Paperback. The massive Christmas 2011 bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' Nick Duerden, Independent.
'Particularly good ... Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky history.' William Leith, Evening Standard.
The Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language.
What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785781704
SKU
V9781785781704
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99-97
About Mark Forsyth
Mark Forsyth is a writer, journalist and blogger. His book The Etymologicon was a Sunday Times Number One Bestseller and his TED Talk 'What's a snollygoster?' has had more than half a million views. He is also the author of The Horologicon and The Elements of Eloquence, and wrote a specially commissioned essay The Unknown Unknown for Independent Booksellers Week. ... Read more
Reviews for The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
[Forsyth] riff[s] very entertainingly on the hidden connections of words (from brackets and codpieces, to cappuccinos and monkeys).
Robert McCrum, The Guardian I'm hooked on Forsyth's book - Crikey, but this is addictive.
Mathew Parris, The Times Kudos should go to Mark Forsyth, author of The Etymologicon - Clearly a man who knows his onions, Mr Forsyth must ... Read more
Robert McCrum, The Guardian I'm hooked on Forsyth's book - Crikey, but this is addictive.
Mathew Parris, The Times Kudos should go to Mark Forsyth, author of The Etymologicon - Clearly a man who knows his onions, Mr Forsyth must ... Read more