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This book is a must-have for everyone who enjoyed Foyle's Philavery. Like its predecessor, it brings together a plethora of words which appeal on account of their unusual sounds and meanings and which hint at the rich history of the English language. In this second collection, even more emphasis is given to the fascinating stories behind these weird and wonderful words.

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Foyle's Further Philavery... brings more linguistical delights -- Book to Cause Clishmaclaver - Dialy Record 20081006

Foyle's Further Philavery... brings more linguistical delights - Book to Cause Clishmaclaver - Dialy Record

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Christopher Foyle is Chairman, Managing Director and owner of Air Foyle, originally founded in 1978 as an executive air charter company. In 1999 he became Chairman of his world famous family bookselling business, Foyles, in Charing Cross Road, London. He took over a declining business and is currently turning the business around to recapture the position and reputation Foyles once held. He also hosts and chairs the famous Foyles Literary Luncheons, founded in 1903.

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