pbiThe Illustrated Etymologiconi is a dizzying, delightful trip through the evolution and accidents of language...Pen-and-ink drawings, their style steampunk and charming, illuminate this glorious exploration, which runs the gamut from gambling to astrology to bucks, rounding it all out with a fun quiz to further tickle linguistic interests. Review, iForewordiMarchApril issuebp ppb A NEW, BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED HARDBACK EDITION OF THE iSUNDAY TIMESi NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, PUBLISHED ON ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY bpb pp'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' Nick Duerden, iIndependenti.p pp'Particularly good ... Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky history.' William Leith, iEvening Standardi.pb ppThe Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language.p ppW