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You've probably heard of a few writers...- William Shakespeare and his popular plays - Jane Austen and her love stories - Charles Dickens and his big blockbusters But have you heard that...- William Shakespeare got mixed up in a plot against the Queen? - Jane Austen nearly became a Bigg-Wither? - Charles Dickens had his clothes ripped off by his fans? Yes, even when they're dead writers are still full of surprises - and the eight in this book are more surprising than most. Now you can get the inside story from their secret diaries, flick through Good Day! magazine for some nineteenth-century gossip, and find out all about the writers whose tall tales have changed the world.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   17 of 17 people found the following review helpful: A good 'follow-on' from the `Famous Lives/Famous People' series, for an older child., 27 Nov 2006 By  Amazon Reviewer - See all my reviews    From the popular DEAD FAMOUS series of books `Writers and their Tall Tales`. `So many writers have become famous for telling tall tales. You can probably think of loads........We couldn`t squeeze them all into this book, otherwise it would have been the size of Grimsby, but the ten writers you`ll meet here are some of the most famous ever..... Read on and find out about the famous writers who created some of the most gripping plots and memorable characters ever - words that are wonderful enough to stand the test of time and still make people laugh and cry today.....see if you can work out what inspired these writers to create tall tales that have changed lives......After all, as someone once said:- `The pen is mightier than the sword`......`and a lot easier to write with.' 192 pages, split into chapters:- Introduction Geoffrey Chaucer and his rather rude poems William Shakespeare and his popular plays Jane Austen and her dashing young men Charles Dickens and his adoring fans The Bronté sisters and their bothersome brother Thomas Hardy and his Wessex James Joyce and his Barnacle George Orwell and his powerful politics The final chapter Written in a variety of fonts with humorous black and white cartoon illustrations throughout, this is a good `follow-on' from the `Famous Lives/Famous People' series, for an older child.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   16 of 17 people found the following review helpful: great book..., 27 Aug 2005 By  Kayleigh Tipper "n-e-o-4-9" (Rousay, Orkney) - See all my reviews    This book tells you a little about ten famous authors - Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, the three Bronte sisters, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, and George Orwell. It gives you loads of information about them - birth and death dates, family, what books they've written, and loads of other things! And you don't have to read the whole book, because each author has its own chapter!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 2 customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews