The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities

* Beautiful design and easy-to-dip-into page-a-day format.; * Paul Anthony Jones is one of the rising stars in his field, well connected and with an impressive track record of original research.; * His hugely popular Twitter account @HaggardHawks has 34.6k followers and is growing by the day.; * Celebrity supporters include JK Rowling, Robert Macfarlane, Joanne Harris, Richard Osman, Greg Jenner, Ian McMillan, Danny Baker, Susie Dent, Simon Mayo, Michael Rosen, Cerys Matthews.; * Regularly features in the Telegraph, Buzzfeed and Huffington Post.

The ultimate gift for wordsmiths and lovers of language: a word for every day of the yearA whole year's worth of linguistic curiosities, just waiting to be discovered.; Within these pages you might leap back in time, learn about linguistic trivia, follow a curious thread or wonder at the web of connections in the English language.; 1 January quaaltagh (n.) the first person you meet on New Year's Day; 1 April dorbellist (n.) a fool, a dull-witted dolt; 12 May word-grubber (n.) someone who uses obscure or difficult words in everyday conversation; 25 September theic (adj.) an excessive drinker of tea; 24 December doniferous (adj.) carrying a gift; Paul Anthony Jones has unearthed a wealth of strange and forgotten words: illuminating some aspect of the day, or simply telling a cracking good yarn, each reveals a story. Written with a light touch that belies the depth of research it contains, this is both a fascinating compendium of etymology and a captivating historical miscellany. Dip into this beautiful book to be delighted and intrigued throughout the year.