Jeffrey Kacirk resurrects literary gems in Forgottten English, a rollicking guide to archaic words and their definitions, complemented by exquisite old-fashioned line drawings. Kacirk rediscovers dozens of old words ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime, providing an enchanting and occasionally hilarious glimpse into lost culture, traditions, and beliefs. Readers learn, for example, that the bee-master informed the family bees of an important...