On the Mark

A roller coaster of a story -- John McWhorter * New York Times *
A fascinating history... An appealing, lavishly researched scholarly inquiry into punctuation over the centuries * Guardian *
A heartily entertaining look at the characters who formed the way we write today ... A perceptive examination * Country Life *
An intriguing history * Telegraph *
Entertaining ... Hazrat brings an important subject to life * Literary Review *
Delightful ... Hazrat believes that punctuation is one of the most extraordinary inventions in human history, and it's difficult to argue ... a heartily entertaining look at the characters who formed the way we write today * Mail on Sunday *
Deft, thoughtful and fascinating. This book exposes the hidden language that surrounds our words -- Mark Forsyth, author of THE ETYMOLOGICON
So. Good. So. Sharp. So. Clear. You. Need. This. Book. Period -- Lucy Mangan, author of BOOKISH
This wonderful history of punctuation is also a history of the world. In Hazrat's hands, every story has a point, and every point a story -- Simon Garfield, author of JUST MY TYPE
An absolute delight! Rich, wise, and elegantly told. This is a treasure chest of pleasingly obscure information. There is so much more to the written word than the letters of the alphabet -- Dennis Duncan, author of INDEX, A HISTORY OF THE
On the Mark is dizzying, compendious and illuminating - a timely and rewarding quest through the past, present and future of punctuation -- Keith Houston, author of SHADY CHARACTERS
A thought-provoking history of language's unsung dots and squiggles. Punctuation may be silent, but thankfully there's Hazrat to tell the tale -- Eli Burnstein, author of DICTIONARY OF FINE DISTINCTIONS
PRAISE FOR 'AN ADMIRABLE POINT' * - *
An enjoyably mischievous book * TLS *
A short book, but it carries a punch' * Spectator *