Книги автора Terry Deary
Название: Ireland
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know why wax models were captured and made Prisoners of War? Which warriors went to battle naked? How to make yourself invisible? Find out the tragic truth about Ireland's foul famines, savage sieges and wretched rebellions, and the incredible Irish people who lived and died in them.
Название: Pirates and Plunders
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2010
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This is a brand new series of horribly hilarious stories from the creators of Horrible Histories. With a cast of comic characters and the usual mix of foul fun, Terry Deary's Gory Stories are guaranteed to appeal to all Horrible Histories fans.
Название: Ruthless Romans
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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The grim truth behind the greatest empire of all time is revealed — from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperors who made murder a sport. Find out which emperor enjoyed eating camel's heels and the name of the Roman goddess of door hinges. This title presents the history with the nasty bits left in.
Название: Scotland
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know how to play gruesome games like Twisting the Cow? What the Scots used to do with burnt pigeon droppings? Whether you're glaikit, douce or peelie-wally? Find out the truth about William Wallace, the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques, and how to terrify a tourist with gory Scottish ghost stories.
Название: Shadow of the Gallows
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2008
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When a boy called Bairn is rescued from his dangerous job as an Edinburgh chimney sweep, he appears to have landed on his feet. But his new job proves just as dangerous and he soon becomes caught up in a plot to kill Queen Victoria. Has he been saved from slavery only to end up swinging at the gallows? Find out in this Vile Victorian adventure, it's got all the gore and so much more.
Название: Terrifying Tudors
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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Take a look at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects — who just couldn't help losing their heads. Discover who invited Queen Lizzie to visit his brand new toilet and what you get when you sew the front of a chicken to the back of a pig. This title presents the history with the nasty bits left in.
Название: Wall of Woe
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2008
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A wild and wind-lashed wall separates two terrifying tribes: the Picts and the Britons. Two Gaul soldiers are given the task of guarding the wall — on pain of death. But with catapults, feasts and football to distract them, will they be able to keep the peace and solve the mystery of the lost legion? Find out in this «Rotten Roman» adventure, it's got all the gore and so much more!
Название: Robbery for Rascals
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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After sending dozens of innocent people to jail, cruel Judge Fumble decides to rest at his country mansion. But he must ensure that the Fumble fortune remains safe on the journey home... On the other side of town, the students of the world's first Crime Academy are getting set for another lesson in crime — this time from the greatest highway robber Wildpool has ever seen. The second book in an hilarious new adventure series from Terry Deary Books, this funny should be against the law.
Название: Classes in Kidnapping
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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From the bestselling author of «Horrible Histories» comes this fantastic, hilarious new series! The doors to Wildpool's first workhouse are now open and Mr and Mrs Humble run it with an iron fist. So much so, the poor would rather be back on the streets! With the help of a few disguises, a lesson in ransom notes and most importantly... a hostage — Master Crook's Crime Academy's students are ready for another adventure.
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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This book features history with twice the nasty bits... and in an incredible new edition! In Angry Aztecs readers will encounter the Mayan mysteries, cunning Conquistadors and people whose idea of fun was ripping out human hearts. The Incredible Incas gives all the gory details about the incredible empire which ruled 12 million people but was smashed by 260 Spanish invaders... and a few germs! With curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests... history has never been so horrible!
Название: Oxford
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2010
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It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What a liripoop is? Which potty professor liked to walk like a dinosaur? What's buried beneath the botanical gardens? Plot your path to the past with the frightful fold-out map of the city — take a puntast corpse-ridden Christchurch and go skeleton-spotting at the cruel and crumbling castle. Comes complete with frightful full-colour map.
Название: Plague and Peril
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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This is another horribly hilarious story from Terry Deary. It's 1348 and the shadow of the Black Death is descending over England. Geoffrey Copton returns from the war in France, only to find himself caught up in a plot to rob and kill an innocent man. Will Geoffrey and his friend Meg manage to save the day, or will the dastardly plotters get away with the gold... and with murder.
Название: Raiders and Ruins
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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Another horribly hilarious story from the creators of Horrible Histories. Eric is a young novice monk in the abbey at Lindisfarne. When he faces a lashing from fearsome Father Patrick, Eric flee in a small boat and is captured in a storm by Norse men. When h befriends Hilda, a young English slave girl, they plan their esape. But the youngsters uncover a secret plan to raid English monasteries and find themselves part of the raiding party on Lindisfarne itself. Can they save Eric's beloved monastery, its treasures and habitants?
Название: Smashing Saxons and Stormin' Normans
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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This book features history with twice the nasty bits... in a horrible new edition! The Smashing Saxons tells the terrible truth about the pillaging people who bashed the Brits but got nobbled by the Normans. The Stormin' Normans follows big bad Bill the Conqueror who battled at Hastings, stormed Europe and joined the crummy Crusades. This book features curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests... for your teacher! History has never been so horrible.
Название: Vicious Vikings and Measly Middle Ages
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2009
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This book features history with twice the nasty bits... and in an incredible new edition! Readers can learn what life was really like in the Measly Middle Ages — in days of old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy hats, and the peasants truly were revolting. In Vicious Vikings, readers get all the frightening facts about these vile invaders and their savage Saxon enemies, from cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to their suffering slaves. With curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests... History has never been so horrible!
Название: The Twentieth Century
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 1996
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It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Who shocked the world by showing her knickers? How two monkey's and a dog became astronauts? Why a posh London restaurant served stewed cat? You can find out about last days of the vile Victorian Queen right up the nostalgic Nineties, with all the amazing changes and incredible inventions that happened in between!
Название: Cruel Kings and Mean Queens
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 1995
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It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: which king died after falling off the toilet? Why people thought King John was a werewolf? Why Queen Anne's feet were covered in garlic? This grippingly gruesome guide lets you into the secrets of our mad, menacing and murderous monarchs and the terrible times in which they ruled.
Название: Dark Knights and Dingy Castles
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 1997
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t's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why the nutty knight chopped off his own finger? The revolting truth about a gong-farmer's job? What went on in the gruesome castle garderobes? Read on and find out about dreadful dungeons, cruel crusaders, ghastly ghosts that haunt creepy British castles, and the most famous man-in-a-can of all — Saint George.
Название: Rotten Rulers
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2005
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Rotten Rulers gives you the low-down on the world's most loathsome leaders. From bizarre tsars and evil emperors to crazy kings and queens, people all around the world have suffered at the hands of their rulers for centuries. Whether they're nutty or nasty, fat or foul, those in charge rarely get it right. Want to know: — Who gave the job of high priest to a donkey? — Who choked to death while eating a crow? — Who celebrated victory by eating his enemy's head? Read on for the power-crazed president who still rules from the grave and find out about the suffering slave who was ordered to collect 500 kilos of spider webs for his boss. Meet Genghis the Mongolian murderer and discover just how terrible Ivan really was. History has never been so horrible!
Название: Rowdy Revolutions
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 1999
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Helps you find out about the gruesome guillotine in the French Revolution, meet the legendary leaders like Leon Trotsky, and discover how to plan your own rowdy revolution. This title includes information on: Which Chinese emperor was overthrown by his mum? Why one revolution made ugly people very scared? And what Count Dracula was really like?
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