The Elements of Eloquence

A Christmas Cornucopia

We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologicall...

Short History of Drunkenness

The Elements of Eloquence

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON.'An informative bu...

A Short History of Drunkenness

The Horologicon

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON.'Reading The Horolog...

A Christmas Cornucopia

Mark Forysth’s Gemel Edition

The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog about the strange connections between...

Etymologicon

'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to ...

Arado Ar 234 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units

Ein Rätsel für den König

Ein turbulente Fantasyabenteuer voller Magie und merkwürdiger RätselPhilos Onkel und seine Ta...

The Horologicon

Wachen sie manchmal gerädert auf? Dann sind Sie 'philogrobolized'. Oder tun sie gern so, als würd...