- Hardcover: 153 pages
- Publisher: Faber and Faber; 1st edition (7 Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0571209521
- ISBN-13: 978-0571209521
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #65 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > A > Ardagh, Philip
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'Sophisticated... extremely silly... wonderful... turning fiction into fine art' Sunday Telegraph; 'It would be a sad sould that didn't find this book hilarious.' Financial Times; 'In this surreal world, language is never what it appears... it's daft but entirely engaging.' Independent; 'Eccentric, anarchic and engagingly written, this is a guaranteed winner.' Guardian
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In this final book in the trilogy, Eddie had been given the task of travelling to America to look after his family's interests there. But his life is never that simple; especially with a potential stowaway in his trunk, and Lady Constance Bustle at his side. She's a professional 'travelling companion', whose previous employers seem to have died under the most remarkable and unfortunate circumstances . . .
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you don't laugh your pants off reading this (or any Eddie Dickens book) then you must be wearing your pants a size too small. Stop it at once, it's bad for your circulation. Hilarious with a cracking story, Philip Ardagh never disappoints.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Lost at Sea
2 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover
As the final book in his Eddie Dickens trilogy, Philip Ardagh has made "Terrible Times" a fitting end. The mishaps and adventures of Eddie Dickens began in the first book when he was mistaken for an orphan. The general whackiness that began the series is ever-present in the third and final installment.
In "Terrible Times" Eddie finds out that he is supposed to go to America to see what is wrong with the family's newspaper known as the 'Terrible Times'. Eddie never makes it to America because his adventures at sea include a traveling companion whose previous employers have all died and left all their money to her. What could she possibly have planned for Eddie on their fateful voyage?
Philip Ardagh has a sharp and ready wit. The story is quickly paced in spit of all the wanderings off course. Yet some of the novelty has worn off by the third book, especially since some of his shtick is a take off of Lemony Snicket's style. Still it is a light-hearted and enjoyable read that will make the reader laugh.
In "Terrible Times" Eddie finds out that he is supposed to go to America to see what is wrong with the family's newspaper known as the 'Terrible Times'. Eddie never makes it to America because his adventures at sea include a traveling companion whose previous employers have all died and left all their money to her. What could she possibly have planned for Eddie on their fateful voyage?
Philip Ardagh has a sharp and ready wit. The story is quickly paced in spit of all the wanderings off course. Yet some of the novelty has worn off by the third book, especially since some of his shtick is a take off of Lemony Snicket's style. Still it is a light-hearted and enjoyable read that will make the reader laugh.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Zany misfortunes and disreputable traveling companions
10 Mar 2004
Format:Hardcover
Terrible Times is Book 3 of the 'Eddie Dickens Trilogy' and requires familiarity with the past plots, but will nonetheless delight fans who have enjoyed the story of hero Eddie, who now finds himself en route to North America aboard the sail ship The Pompous Pig. Zany misfortunes and disreputable traveling companions abound with mystery and an involving, lively plot.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
AN ATTENTION-GETTING READING
4 Oct 2003
Format:Audio Cassette
Philip Ardagh is one author who knows precisely how to grab the attention of young readers and never let it go. He's wry, humorous, and incomparable. Attesting to his winning ways is the popularity of the first two books in his Eddie Dickens Trilogy: "A House Called Awful End" and "Dreadful Acts."
Now comes "Terrible Times" read by the immensely talented Martin Rayner.
Expressing surprise at the success of these books Mr. Ardagh relates that their genesis is found in letters that he wrote to a nephew at boarding school. Whatever the case, they're gems and, in this reviewer's estimation will be enjoyed by generations of young people.
North America is the destination of Eddie, the young protagonist, in "Terrible Times." He finds himself aboard a sailing ship carrying an unlikely cargo - countless left shoes. The unforgettable Dog's Bone Diamond has also booked passage, along with a gaggle of shipmates who should be forced to walk planks.
As if that weren't enough, of course, there's a stowaway.
Before long the hapless Eddie is set adrift in a leaky rowboat. Chances are slim that he can backstroke all the way to America. What's to become of him now?
- Gail Cooke
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