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'I'm hooked on Forsyth's book ... Crikey, but this is addictive' - Mathew Parris, The Times
'One of the books of the year. It is too enjoyable for words.' - Henry Coningsby, The Bookseller
The Etymologiconsprings from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between words. It's an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language, taking in monks and monkeys, film buffs and buffaloes, and explaining precisely what the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.
Synopsis
The massive Christmas 2011 bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week
Book Details
Publisher:
ICON BOOKS
Publication Date:
03-Nov-2011
ISBN:
9781848313071
Guardian review
'I'm hooked on Forsyth's book ... Crikey, but this is addictive' - Mathew Parris, The Times
'One of the books of the year. It is too enjoyable for words.' - Henry Coningsby, The Bookseller
The Etymologiconsprings from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between words. It's an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language, taking in monks and monkeys, film buffs and buffaloes, and explaining precisely what the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.
