The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language by Mark Forsyth

The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language

Mark Forsyth

265 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative slow-paced
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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 y...

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