The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Forsyth, Mark
The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Forsyth, Mark

The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

"The Illustrated Etymologicon is a dizzying, delightful trip through the evolution and accidents of language...Pen-and-ink drawings, their...
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The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Forsyth, Mark

The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

$82.59
The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Forsyth, Mark

The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

$82.59
Author: Mark Forsyth
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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"The Illustrated Etymologicon is a dizzying, delightful trip through the evolution and accidents of language...Pen-and-ink drawings, their style steampunk and charming, illuminate this glorious exploration, which runs the gamut from gambling to astrology to bucks, rounding it all out with a fun quiz to further tickle linguistic interests." Review, Foreword(March/April issue)

*** A NEW, BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED HARDBACK EDITION OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, PUBLISHED ON ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY ***

'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, or brackets to codpieces?

Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words is a classic of its kind: a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere.

'Highly recommended' Spectator



Author: Mark Forsyth
Publisher: Icon Books
Published: 04/11/2023
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.90w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781785787850


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 02/27/2023

About the Author
Mark ForsythThe 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 British Independent Booksellers Week. He lives in London with his dictionaries, and blogs at blog.inkyfool.com.
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