In 1720, 1000 people lined up to visit young Jack Sheppard in Newgate Prison. So how did a poor apprentice boy become the most famous man in London? 
 Jack's a petty thief with a cheeky grin and a gift for getting out of a tight spot. His astonishing escapes from jail enrage the authorities and make him a popular hero. But, thwarted by Jonathan Wild the Thieftaker General, Jack ends up in London's toughest prison, condemned to hang. Can he pull off another escape to save his life?
 With a colourful cast of anti-heroes, villains and other low-lifes, and a plot featuring double-crossings, disguises and thrilling escapes, Jailbreaker Jack is a fast-paced read packed with atmosphere and suspense. Illustrated throughout by the author.

Jail-Breaker Jack

Chris Priestley

Hodder Childrens Book

Fifteen-year-old Tom lives in the murky, sooty city of London, where he helps his father to run a print shop. Among the customers is wise old Dr Harker, a retired physician and seafarer, whose patient demeanour and fascinating tales endear him to Tom. When Tom and Harker hear a newspaper seller announce a most curious murder in the city, with the victim pierced by an arrow and left holding an illustrated card of 'Death and the Arrow', they are both intrigued by the mystery. As subsequent 'Death and the Arrow' victims are discovered, the mystery closes ever more tightly round the city and intrudes even into Tom's own life. From then onwards, he can't rest till he has discovered the truth behind the murders...This is a really atmospheric venture into the eighteenth-century, combined with a gripping mystery plot, that will fascinate and engage readers of ten and upwards.

Death and the Arrow (A Tom Marlowe Adventure)

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

DOUBLEDAY

Harry Woods joins the RAF during WWII, battling the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. England, 1941. 
Sometimes I can't remember a time when I didn't have the roar of engines or rattle of machine-guns ringing in my ears. Sometimes it feels as though I've been a fighter pilot all my life ― that I had no life before the RAF, before the War, before the Battle of Britain. But I did. Of course I did. Once I was just Harry Woods, a kid like any other kid. And I suppose that's when my story really begins... 
Harry joins the RAF to protect his country, only to be called a coward by those who do not understand the battles raging in the air above. He loses friends and nearly loses his life when his plane goes down in the Channel.

My Story: The Battle of Britain: Harry Woods, England 1939-1941

scholastic

This is the story of the two greatest warriors of their generation, both trained in armed combat. When Edward the Confessor dies without leaving an heir to the throne of England, the two men fight for the crown in a bloody battle that will change the course ofEnglish history forever...

Battle of Hastings

HIPPO/SCHOLASTIC

Death and the Arrow

History

RANDOM HOUSE CHILDRE

Uncle Montague lives alone in a big house and his regular visits from his nephew give him the opportunity to relive some of the most frightening stories he knows. But as the stories unfold, a newer and more surprising narrative emerges, one that is perhaps the most frightening of all. "Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror", it transpires, are not so much works of imagination as dreadful lurking memories. Memories of an earlier time in which Uncle Montague lived a very different life to his present solitary existence.

Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror

Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Tales of Terror from the Black Ship Hardcover Chris Priestley

Tales of Terror from the Black Ship

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

When Ethan and Cathy fall ill during a storm, their father must leave them to fetch the doctor. . .but they are not alone for long. A sailor comes begging for shelter. So, the children agree to let him sit out the throes of the storm as they listen to his grisly tales. But something about the man puts Ethan on edge, and he is anxious for the storm to blow over, their father to return and the long night to come to an end.  Storms whistling through the sails, evil pirates pacing the floorboards, and of course, a haunted ship of ghostly beings…  All this and more is waiting to give you goose bumps in an atmospheric and thrilling collection of spooky seafaring tales. 

Uncle Montague lives alone in a big house and his regular visits from his nephew give him the opportunity to relive some of the most frightening stories he knows. But as the stories unfold, a newer and more surprising narrative emerges, one that is perhaps the most frightening of all. Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror, it transpires, are not so much works of imagination as dreadful lurking memories. Memories of an earlier time in which Uncle Montague lived a very different life to his present solitary existence.

BBC Audiobooks America

It's 1939 and Harry Woods is a Spitfire pilot in the RAF. When his friend Lenny loses his leg in a dogfight with the Luftwaffe, Harry is determined to fight on. That is, until his plane is hit and he finds himself tumbling through the air high above the English Channel.

My Story: Battle of Britain

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Jail-Breaker Jack

Death and the Arrow (A Tom Marlowe Adventure)

My Story: The Battle of Britain: Harry Woods, England 1939-1941

Battle of Hastings

Death and the Arrow

Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror

Tales of Terror from the Black Ship

Tales of Terror from the Black Ship Hardcover Chris Priestley

Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror

My Story: Battle of Britain