Crystal’s Curiosity Cabinet
An English Language Miscellany
$32.79
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
20 January 2026
Summary
What do a comic alphabet, a glorious lipogram and a wellerism have in common? Or, an audit of accountants, an illusion of magicians, and an intrusion of spammers? And do you know how Shakespeare pronounced his name?
Quirky, original, amusing and enlightening, this charming English Language Miscellany from David Crystal, one of the greatest British linguists of our time, offers fascinating observations on random, weird and witty words and expressions, collected over a number of years.<…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399823890 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399823892 |
| Author: | David Crystal |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 20 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 132mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
David Crystal
David Crystal, OBE, is known throughout the world as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster on language and linguistics. He has written or edited over 100 books and published numerous articles for scholarly, professional, and general readerships on the history and development of English, including The Stories of English, How Language Works, and Evolving English. He has also published many works on Shakespeare, most recently co-authoring Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life (Chambers, 2023). An honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Bangor, David works from his home in Holyhead, North Wales. His autobiographical memoir, Just a Phrase I’m Going Through, appeared in 2009.
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