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    The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language (Hardback) By (author) Mark Forsyth

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    Short Description for The Horologicon The Horologicon - which means 'a book of things appropriate to each hour - follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words.
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    Title
    The Horologicon
    Subtitle
    A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Mark Forsyth
    Physical properties
    Format: Hardback
    Number of pages: 256
    Width: 129 mm
    Height: 198 mm
    Thickness: 15 mm
    Weight: 409 g
    Audience
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9781848314153
    ISBN 10: 1848314159
    Classifications
    BISAC category code: LAN000000
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T8.6
    BIC language qualifier (language as subject): 2AB
    Illustrations note
    ill
    Publisher
    Icon Books Ltd
    Imprint name
    Icon Books Ltd
    Publication date
    01 November 2012
    Publication City/Country
    Duxford/GB
    Review quote
    The new book 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 'A magical new book ... Forsyth unveils a selection of those obsolete, but oh-so-wonderful words' -- Daily Mail 'This is surely the quirkiest, funniest English word book' -- Good Book Guide 'Whether you are out on the pickaroon or ogo-pogoing for a bellibone, The Horologicon is a lexical lamppost.' -- The Field 'Witty and entertaining ... [Mark's] sheer enjoyment of words and deep study of them shines through every page.' -- A Common Reader
    Biographical note
    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