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'Gemel' is an old English word meaning 'twin' - Mark Forsyth's Gemel Edition brings together a Sunday Times Number One bestseller and its BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week sequel in a beautiful, stylish box set which is ideal as a gift.
Book Details
Publisher:
ICON BOOKS
Publication Date:
01-Nov-2012
ISBN:
9781848314283
Guardian review
Signed by the author for the Guardian Bookshop.
'Gemel' is an old English word meaning 'twin' - Mark Forsyth's Gemel Edition brings together a Sunday Times Number One bestseller and its highly anticipated sequel in a beautiful, stylish box set which is ideal as a gift. The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between words. The Horologicon - which means 'a book of things appropriate to each hour' - follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words.
Win! One of our signed Gemel editions contains a secret message from the author, Mark Forsyth. Whoever finds it will win an exclusive, highly desirable prize - order now for your chance to win.
