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Loathsome London (Horrible Histories) (Paperback)

by Terry Deary (Author), Martin Brown (Illustrator)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Hippo; 1 edition (18 Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0439959004
  • ISBN-13: 978-0439959001
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,674 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #14 in  Books > History > Cultural History > London
    #18 in  Books > Children's Books > Characters & Series > Horrible History
    #18 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > D > Deary, Terry

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From early Roman Londinium to the blasting by the Blitz, Terry Deary presents the nasty bits of London's glorious - and goriest - history. Essentially another stab at all the old favourites: Romans, Saxons, Normans, Tudors, Stuarts; all in one book.

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Typical Terry Deary wit presents the HORRIBLE HISTORY of LONDON in a child appealing way, 23 Feb 2007
By ABCeDar - See all my reviews
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`This book will only tell you the `horrible' bits of London's history.
To really get a fair and honest picture of the past you need a book that will tell you all the good AND the bad things about a piece of history. But..
Beware of the `disclaimer', the `HORRIBLE HISTORY' warning:-
`This is NOT the book to give you a fair and honest picture of London!
This book will only tell you the horrible bits of London's history - about the bad, not the brave; the horrible, not the happy; the dreadful, disgusting and dirty, not the dear, drippy and delightful.'

`Loathsome London dishes the dirt on life in the capital - the lies, the legends and all the lousy details, from the rotten Roman rulers to the plague-ridden peasants.
Want to know:-
what caused the Great Stink of 1858?
why the flying dustmen were feared?
who ate a tosher for tea?

History has never been so horrible!'


127 packed pages, split over 14 chapters:-

Ancient London timeline
Terrible Tower
Middle Ages London timeline
Awful for animals
Terrible Tudor and slimy Stuarts timeline
Cool for criminals
The Loathsome London quiz
London language
Modern London timeline
London's lousy jobs
Terrible for tots to teens
Barmy buildings
Under London
London ends

with an introduction and an epilogue.

Written in various fonts with humorous black and white illustrations/cartoons throughout, which are sure to draw the most reluctant eye!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars good, 21 Jul 2009
By F. Hakim (UK) - See all my reviews
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nice book, keep the children reading for long time. and can be fun for adult as well
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars perfectly satisfied, 26 April 2009
By Marieke Klein (Doetinchem, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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The book came in real good time and was as good as new. The package was well-wrapped. I am a perfectly satified customer. Thanks!
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