Horrible Histories 20 Books Collection Set by Terry Deary - Ages 8-12 - Paperback

Titles in This Set. Savage Stone Age. Awesome Egyptians. Groovy Greeks. Rotten Romans. Cut-Throat Celts. Smashing Saxons. Vicious Vikings. Stormin' Normans. Angry Aztecs. Incredible Incas. Measly Middle Ages. Terrible Tudors. Slimy Stuarts. Gorgeous Georgians. Vile Victorians. Villainous Victorians. Barmy British Empire. Frightful First World War. Woeful Second World War. Blitzed Brits. Details. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781407177618. Publisher: Scholastic. Age Range: 8-12 years. Overview. The Horrible Histories Blood-Curdling Box of Books brings twenty best-loved titles together in one gruesome flip-top box. From the Savage Stone Age to the Woeful Second World War, this collection lets young readers gallop through thousands of years of gory, gruesome and genuinely fascinating history. Written by Terry Deary and illustrated by Martin Brown, it's the ultimate gift set for curious kids who love history served with a healthy dose of humour and horrible detail.. About the Books. Since the first title launched in 1993, Horrible Histories has become one of the best-selling children's non-fiction series ever, spawning a hit CBBC television show, stage productions and a legion of devoted young fans. This twenty-book collection spans the Stone Age through to the Blitz, covering the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Celts, Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Aztecs, Incas, medieval life, Tudors, Stuarts, Georgians and Victorians, right up to the British Empire and both World Wars. Each slim paperback is packed with the strange, stomach-churning facts that traditional history lessons leave out — rotten Roman toilets, terrible Tudor punishments, vile Victorian factories. Deary's irreverent, conversational writing strips away the dry dates-and-battles approach and replaces it with quizzes, cartoons, gruesome top-ten lists and eyewitness-style accounts that make the past feel vividly alive. Martin Brown's distinctive comic illustrations run throughout, adding visual jokes and char