Truly Terrible Tales Books
The terrible, but true lives of the famous writers - as you've never heard them before! The author of "Horrible Histories" describes the lives of the of famous writers through the Roman horror king Seneca, whose own death is as nasty as his bloodthirsty plays. Bede, the Anglo-Saxon monk who tells of bloody battles and ghastly plagues. And Charles Dickens, who shocks Victorian readers with his stories of cruel teachers and gruesome workhouses.
The terrible, but true lives of famous inventors - as you've never heard them before!The author of "Horrible Histories" describes the lives of the of famous inventors through the Ancient Greek Archimedes, creator of the deadly ship-smasher, Leonardo da Vinci, Renaissance genius - so brilliant, it's scary, and Joseph Lister, who sticks a knife into Queen Victoria!
Looking at the lives of famous scientists, this book shows what they were really like. The author of "Horrible Histories" tells their true stories.
The author of "Horrible Histories" describes the lives of the famous explorers through the ages: Brave Pytnheas, the ancient Greek. Can he sail to the end of the world without falling off? Marco Polo, medieval sailor. He says he's been to China - but is he lying? Fearless Florence Baker, Victorian explorer, who sees her own grave being dug!