They may have looked all prim and proper, but the Victorians were
a jolly naughty bunch who could be vicious and violent and villainous.
Readers can discover the murderers who wouldn't hang, when
the first public loo was flushed and all about stag hunting in Paddington
Station. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling
titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation
of Terry Deary fans.
Revised by the author and illustrated throughout to make Horrible
Histories more accessible to young readers.
2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary.
This is Book 6 in the Horrible Histories Series. See all Horrible Histories books here.
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Terry Deary is the author of over 300 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 32 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as 'a marvellous blend of fact and fiction' (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated t
More about Terry DearyWhen Martin Brown was little he loved drawing and he loved animals, particularly lesser-known animals, so it was only a question of time before he ended up drawing them. Quite a lot of time . . . In the meantime, he grew up, moved from Melbourne to England, and illustrated the phenomenally successful Horrible Histories series. Now, at last, it's time for the
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