{"product_id":"the-illustrated-etymologicon-mark-forsyth-9781785787850","title":"The Illustrated Etymologicon","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' - Independent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMark 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\n\n\u003cp\u003e'riff[s] very entertainingly on the hidden connections of words (from brackets and codpieces, to cappuccinos and monkeys).' - The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I'm hooked on Forsyth's book - Crikey, but this is addictive.'- Mathew Parris, The Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Forsyth","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43176100364531,"sku":"9781785787850","price":46.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781785787850.jpg?v=1662082195","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-illustrated-etymologicon-mark-forsyth-9781785787850","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}