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Refreshed, renewed, reloaded! All the foul facts about the Vile Victorians are ready to uncover, including: the murderers who wouldn't hang, when the first public loo was flushed and how...

'A definitive classic field guide [...] Its scope is as magnificent as our countryside itself.' BBC Countryfile Magazine'This book is perfect for anyone who's travelled through the countryside, scratched their...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories...Young Acheron is a liar. Everybody knows it. Troy is under siege and Acheron tells tales of Trojan bravery to entertain Prince Paris and...

There's so much to digest when it comes to History - how do you know where to begin? These incredible short introductions are just the thing for readers who are...

WINNER OF THE PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION 2021SHORTLISTED FOR A JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2020WINNER OF A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDBY THE RECIPIENT OF A MACARTHUR GENIUS...

London, 1903. Joseph Conrad is struggling with his new novel ('I am placing it in South America in a Republic I call Costaguana'). Progress is slow and the great writer...

From the phenomenal number-one bestseller David Walliams comes another collection of more hilariously horrible children! Illustrated in glorious and gruesome colour by artist genius, Tony Ross, these stories will appal...

'HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!' Frank Cottrell Boyce on Hamish and the WorldStoppers 'Poor Danny Wallace! Once kids get their hands on this quirky and hilarious book, they're gonna be bugging him to write...

'I want to imbue the reader with the same sense of awe and wonder that overtakes me when I stand and look at something that was created on our own...

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Get up to mischief with Horrid Henry in this brilliant bind up of his best holiday themed stories!Keep busy in the school holidays with Horrid...

Look down your microscope and dare to discover the terribly teeny world of Microscopic Monsters. Discover what makes our guts a brilliant home for bacteria, how germs make dead bodies...