{"product_id":"9781785781704","title":"The Etymologicon : A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Forsyth, Mark\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEnglish\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 3 November 2016 by Icon Books Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e396 x 198 x 24 | 244g\u003cp\u003eTHE 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Particularly good ... Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky history.' William Leith, Evening Standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Highly recommended' Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forsyth, Mark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42538076209336,"sku":"9781785781704","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781785781704.jpg?v=1734719798","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781785781704","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}