The Horologicon. A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language. Signed by the Author.

Forsyth, Mark

ISBN 10: 1848315988 / ISBN 13: 9781848315983

Published by London. Icon Books Ltd, 2013

About this Item

London. Icon Books Ltd. 2013. Soft Cover. Standard paperback size. 248 pp. Some evidence of tiny recovered dog ears to the bottom front section which have now flattened. Pages do not lie completely flat. Corners sharp and no spine wear. Illustrated covers and matching title page. This copy flat signed by the author without dedication to the half title and scarce in that respect. Mark Forsyth presents a delightfully eccentric day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words. From 'uhtceare' in the hours before dawn through to dream 'drumbles' at bedtime, The Horologicon gives you the extraordinary lost words you never knew you needed. Wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Pretending to work? That's fudgelling (which may lead to rizzling if you feel sleepy after lunch). A Radio 4 Book of the Week, The Horologicon is an eye-opening, page-turning celebration of the English language at its most endearingly arcane.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Horologicon. A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language. Signed by the Author.
• Publisher: London. Icon Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848315988
• ISBN 13: 9781848315983
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • language, humour, English, reference

About this title

Synopsis

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON.

'Reading The Horologicon in one sitting is very tempting' Roland White, Sunday Times.



Mark Forsyth presents a delightfully eccentric day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words.




From uhtceare in the hours before dawn through to dream drumbles at bedtime, The Horologicon gives you the extraordinary lost words you never knew you needed.



Wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Pretending to work? That's fudgelling (which may lead to rizzling if you feel sleepy after lunch). A Radio 4 Book of the Week, The Horologicon is an eye-opening, page-turning celebration of the English language at its most endearingly arcane.

About the Author

Born in London in 1977, Mark Forsyth (a.k.a The Inky Fool) was given a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary as a christening present and has never looked back. His book The Etymologicon was a Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller, and his TED Talk 'What's a snollygoster?' has had more than half a million views. He has also written a specially commissioned essay 'The Unknown Unknown: Bookshops and the Delight of Not Getting What You Wanted' for Independent Booksellers Week and the introduction for the new edition of the Collins English Dictionary. He lives in London with his dictionaries, and blogs at blog.inkyfool.com.|Publication of The Etymologicon in late 2011 shot Mark Forsyth to huge acclaim, appearing on Channel 4, BBC 2 and countless Christmas bestseller lists. Follow Mark on Twitter @inkyfool