The Illustrated Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth

The Illustrated Etymologicon

Mark Forsyth

320 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
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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 pleas...

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