Mark Forsyth
Mark Forsyth is a writer, journalist and blogger. Every job he's ever had, whether as a ghost-writer or proof-reader or copy-writer, has been to do with words. He started The Inky Fool blog in 2009 and now writes a post almost every day. The blog has received worldwide attention and enjoys an average of 4,000 hits per week.
Books by Mark Forsyth
The Etymologicon
Published: January 2017
A new cover look for the 5th anniversary of Mark Forsyth's brilliant Sunday Times Number One bestseller.
The Horologicon
Published: January 2017
A new cover look for all three of Mark Forsyth's brilliant books on words and phrases, on the 5th anniversary of The Etymologicon's publication.
The Elements of Eloquence
Published: January 2017
A new cover look for all three of Mark Forsyth's brilliant books on words and phrases, on the 5th anniversary of The Etymologicon's publication.
He 162 Volksjager Units
Published: November 2016
One of Hitler's 'vengeance weapons', the Volksj.ger (People's Fighter) was a single-engine, jet powered interceptor that could be easily and cheaply manufactured for one final fight against the Allies. Aimed at aviation enthusiasts and historians of World War 2, this volume explores the operational history of the revolutionary He 162.
Mark Forsyth's Ternion Set
Published: December 2014
A beautiful box set containing all three books in hardback by Mark Forsyth.
The Elements of Eloquence
Published: October 2014
Mark Forsyth's 'sparkling' (Daily Telegraph) and idiosyncratically brilliant third book.
The Elements of Eloquence
Published: November 2013
Characteristically witty, delightfully obscure and annoyingly erudite, Forsyth's new book does for literary and poetic style what his Number One bestseller The Etymologicon did for everyday words.
The Horologicon
Published: August 2013
Mark Forsyth's bestselling day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words, in paperback for the first time
Mark Forsyth's Gemel Edition
Published: December 2012
'Gemel' is an old English word meaning 'twin' - Mark Forsyth's Gemel Edition brings together a Sunday Times Number One bestseller and its highly anticipated sequel.
The Horologicon
Published: November 2012
The Horologicon - which means 'a book of things appropriate to each hour' - follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words.
The Etymologicon
Published: January 2012
A frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language.
