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Daredevils & desperadoes : 20 stories from British history

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These stories from Geraldine McCaughrean's magnificent BRITANNIA: 100 GREAT STORIES FROM BRITISH HISTORY, are about Dick Whittington, the Peasants' Revolt, the Battle of Agincourt, the murder of the Princes in the Tower, the ghost of Anne Boleyn, the wooing of Anne of Cleves, Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth, the Spanish Armada, and the Gunpowder Plot.

Black-and-white versions of Richard Brassey's exciting illustrations make this an extremely attractive and accessible package.

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1842550594 / 9781842550595
Paperback
21/03/2002
United Kingdom
English
vii, 113 p. : ill.
20 cm
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Third in the 5-book paperback series covering the 100 stories from BRITANNIA A unique collection of stories Author and artist both have great sales records Geraldine McCaughrean has won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award. Reviews: 'spellbindingly told' THE TIMES; 'a tour de force' BOOKS FOR KEEPS
Third in the 5-book paperback series covering the 100 stories from BRITANNIA A unique collection of stories Author and artist both have great sales records Geraldine McCaughrean has won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award. Reviews: 'spellbindingly told' THE TIMES; 'a tour de force' BOOKS FOR KEEPS 1DBK United Kingdom, Great Britain, YQH Educational: History