Writers and Their Tall Tales (Dead Famous)

Author(s): Tracey Turner

Education

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.

General Information

  • : 9780439982290
  • : Scholastic
  • : Scholastic Hippo
  • : 0.144
  • : 31 May 2005
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Tracey Turner
  • : Paperback
  • : Clive Goddard
  • : 820.9
  • : 192
  • : illustrations

More About The Product

Tracey Turner previously worked as senior commissioning editor at Scholastic. Now she has gone freelance to pursue a writing career. The Vile Files was published last year. A-Zs are her first series.