by Terry Deary · Scholastic · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780439944045
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«The Vile Victorians» is Terry Deary's history book, published by Scholastic in paperback (144 pages, in English).
The book brings readers closer to the Victorian era with its rawest and most unsavoury aspects: murderers who escaped the gallows, the first public bath, and scenes like deer hunting at Paddington Station. It is part of the Horrible Histories series, which presents history with humor and no sugar-coating.
It belongs to the Horrible Histories series, created by Terry Deary and illustrated by Martin Brown. The edition commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the collection.
Recommended for child and young adult readers aged 8 to 12 interested in the history of Britain told in a fun way.
William Terence Deary is a British children's author of 351 books, selling over 38 million copies in over 45 languages, best known as the writer of the Horrible Histories series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors. In 2012, he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.
