Icon Books The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

Nothing to dislike quirky humour interesting facts about language and word origins

cover has dents and cardboard stuck onto it. The book seems to be handled poorly by seller.

Brilliantly researched, written, and designed book on etymology. Bonus points for cleverly weaving one word’s story into the next in seamless segues. Endlessly fascinating. Still working my way through the book as there is so much to process.

The content is pretty good. A great coffee table book or something to flip through before bed. Good for gifting. But way overpriced considering the quality of the paper. I had to return my copy because the cover had mould stains.

Lovely book, far from exhaustive in its length it does give every interesting histories of lots of words. I have to recommend this, not only for its excellent content but it makes a very nice gift as a presentable hardback book in its own right.