Books by Owen Barfield
History in English Words
by Owen Barfield
He explores the ways in which the histories of particular words can reveal changes in the ways that humans experience the world
Interviews where books by Owen Barfield were recommended
The best books on Language, recommended by Henry Hitchings
The wordsmith and cultural historian debunks common myths about English, recommends the smartest writing about words, and says apostrophes are “orthographic squiggles” not worth fighting for.
