The Illustrated Etymologicon

"The Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language. What 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. This lavishly illustrated edition is a mine of fascinating information for the coffee tables, boudoirs, and loos of word-lovers everywhere."--

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