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Deary, Terry,

This is a horrible book of foul facts : packed with loathsome lists, rotten rhymes and terrible trivia / Terry Deary ; illustrated by Martin Brown. - London : Scholastic Children's Books, 2016. - 298 pages; colour illustrations; 23 cm. - Horrible histories .

Includes index.

Awful for animals -- Gruesome games -- Putrid pirates -- Awful assassins -- Funny fashions -- Victorian slang -- Deadly duels -- Foul feasting -- Suffering sickness.

This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts serves up all the dreadful details of horrible history you'll ever need to know - from rotten Roman graffiti to terrible teacher tortures and rude royal nicknames, the foul facts are all inside. Want to know: the crushing details about execution by elephant? How to soften your skin Georgian-style, using the skins of puppies? Whose idea of a top treat was mashed deer tongues? Whether you're desperate to discover which famous rulers were left-handed, raring to read about the top ten dogs of all time, or just aching to ask about assassinating apes, then this book is for you. History has never been so horrible!

ISBN: 9781407173719 1407173715

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World history--Juvenile literature.
Puzzles--Juvenile literature
History--Miscellanea --Juvenile literature.

Dewey Class. No.: 909