
Dreadful Fates
Tracey Turner(Author)
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published on 1. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-4081-2421-5 (ISBN)
Description
From grisly murders to unusual funerals, Dreadful Fates provides a gruesome journey through history to present-day instances of figures who have had the misfortune of a dreadful or unusual end. Readers can find out about everything from Aeschylus, the ancient Greek who died when a tortoise fell on his head, and the man who tripped over his own beard, to a countless number who met their end through laughing too much!
Reviews / Votes
'Ghoulish but very entertaining' Irish Examiner (December 2010)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
Comic-style illustrations and graphics
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-2421-5 (9781408124215)
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Persons
Tracey Turner is a best-selling non-fiction author. She has written Whitaker's World of Weird for A&C Black and her 101 Things You Need to Know (Bloomsbury) was selected by the British Education Secretary as a top book for teenage boys. Tracey has previously collaborated with Sally Kindberg, illustrator of Dreadful Fates, on The Comic Strip History of the World.