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The complete Mark Forsyth

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In one gifty box set for the very first time, the paperback editions of Mark Forsyth's three witty and erudite books on the wonders of the English language. In The Elements of Eloquence Mark Forsyth explores writing style and rhetoric, divulging tricks used by the Ancient Greeks to Katy Perry, demonstrating that certain phrases - like 'Bond, James Bond' - are effective because it's not what you say, but how you say it. The Horologicon is an unusual book on weird words for familiar situations, from ante-jentacular to snudge, arranged according to the hour of the day when you really need them. And the Sunday Times Number One bestseller, The Etymologicon, is a book on the strange connections between words, taking in monks and monkeys, film buffs and buffaloes, and explaining precisely what the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.

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Icon Books Ltd
1785780050 / 9781785780059
Paperback
422
05/11/2015
United Kingdom
English
768 pages
20 cm
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Contents: The etymologicon. Originally published: 2011 -- The horologicon. Originally published: 2012 -- The elements of eloquence. Originally published: 2013. Boxed.