The Elements of Eloquence

Mark Forsyth's sparkling' (Charles Moore, Daily Telegraph) and idiosyncratically brilliant third book.

• The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
• The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
• Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
• A Short History of Drunkenness: How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry from the Stone Age to the Present
• A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms
• Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words
• Keys to Great Writing
• The Horologicon
• Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace (5th Edition)
• English Words from Latin and Greek Elements