The Custard Kid

Black Cats is a brand new, on-going series of top stories. Children will come to trust the Black Cat logo as a sign of good writing in all genres: spooky, comic and magic, among others. These first six paperbacks are comic. Some are wild, some are mad, all of them are very funny. Written by the some of the most well-known comic writers - Terry Deary, Kaye Umansky and Jeremy Strong. Illustrated throughout, Black Cats are for confident young readers who like to lose themselves in great books.

Children's Books

Deary; Terry

Literature & Fiction

Trophy Pr

During the filming of the silent movie "The Dangers of Daphne," star Calamity Kate is beset by perils that are all too real.

Calamity Kate

A collection of horror stories from around the world based on experiences which someone has claimed are factual

True Horror Stories

Puffin

Detailed accounts of some of the most famous crimes in history encompasses the story of the Great Train Robbery, the tale of a murderer who made the fatal mistake of leaving a bloody clue under the floor, and more. Original.

True Crime Stories

Teen & Young Adult

Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire: Terrors and Torments, Diseases and Deaths

History

Ancient Civilizations

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

Facing feuds and frauds, robberies, and riots, and the disasters of dangerous drivers, deadly designers, and sleepy signalmen, Victorians risked more than just delays when stepping on a steam train. Victorian inventors certainly didn't lack steam, but squabbling over who deserved the title of "The Father of the Locomotive" and busy enjoying their fame and fortune, safety on the rails was not their priority. Brakes were seen as a needless luxury (until a steamer started to slide downhill towards disaster), and boilers had an inconvenient tendency to overheat and explode, and in turn, blow up anyone in reach. Four years after a mysterious murderer left only his victim's crushed hat and walking stick on board a first class carriage, the nation trembled at the trains once more. Poorly timed repairs caused a locomotive to derail and crash into the shallow River Beult, killing 10 passengers and injuring 40 more. The infamous Staplehurst disaster is said to have traumatized passenger Charles Dickens, threatening to expose his affair with the young Nell Ternan, and altering his health and writing for the rest of his life. Often recognized as having revolutionized travel and industrial Britain, Victorian railways were perilous. Few other histories honor the lives of the people killed or injured by the diseases and disasters which accounted for thousands of deaths. The victims of the Victorian railways had names, lives, and families, and they deserve to be remembered . . .

Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways

Europe

Orion Publishing

The third volume in Terry Deary's gritty and humorous history series for adultsThe reign of Elizabeth I, a Golden Age? Try asking her subjects. Elizabethans did all they could to survive in an age of sin and bling, of beddings and beheadings, galleons and guns. Explorers set sail for new worlds, risking everything to bring back slaves, gold, and the priceless potato. Elizabeth lined her coffers while her subjects lived in squalor with hunger, violence, and misery as bedfellows. Shakespeare shone and yet the beggars and thieves, the doxies and bawdy baskets, scraped and cheated to survive in the shadows. These were dangerous days. If you survived the villains, and the diseases didn't get you, then the law men might. Pick the wrong religion and the scaffold or stake awaited you. The toothless, red-wigged queen sparkled in her jewelled dresses, but the Golden Age was only the surface of the coin. The rest was base metal. Once again, what we think we know about history is revealed to be a mish-mash of misconceptions, glory-hogging, and downright untruths as Terry Deary explodes the myths that permeate our understanding of the past—with a healthy dash of pitch-black humor.

Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England: Thieves, Tricksters, Bards and Bawds

Think that Ancient Egypt is just a load of old obelisks? Don't bet your afterlife on it. Ancient Egypt should be deader than most of our yesterdays. After all it was at its height 5,000 years ago. Yet we still marvel at its mummies and ponder over its pyramids. It's easy to forget these people once lived and laughed, loved and breathed ... though not for very long.
These were dangerous days for princes and peasants alike. In Ancient Egypt - a world of wars and woes, poverty and plagues - life was short. Forty was a good age to reach. A pharaoh who was eaten by a hippo ended up as dead as a ditch-digger stung by a scorpion. Unwrap the bandages and you'll find that the Egyptians' bizarre adventures in life were every bit as fascinating as the monuments they left to their deaths.

Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt

Skeleton in the Cupboard (Ganders)

Reference

Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division

Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians: AND Vile Victorians (Horrible Histories Collections)

Brown, Martin

scholastic

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