Deary Terry

TERRY DEARY'S BEST EVER SHAKESPEARE TALES tells you more than just what happens in everyone's favourite Shakespeare plays — it tells you the stories behind them. Find out about: A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth and Hamlet. From how the plays were originally staged to what Shakespeare himself might have thought of his work being taught in schools — there's so much to find out.

In THE BEASTLY BEST BITS Terry Deary and Martin Brown take you on a guided tour through the history of the world using their favourite bits of 20 years of HORRIBLE HISTORIES books. And they promise to leave the gory bits in (and the boring bits out). 2013 is the twentieth anniversary of HORRIBLE HISTORIES.

The Horrible Histories Annual 2015 is a must-have for all Horrible Histories fans. Packed with foul facts, gory games, dreadful jokes, quick quizzes and putrid puzzles — it's the annual with rat-itude! Discover all the dreadful details about your favourite eras of history from the Rotten Romans, to the Terrible Tudors and the Gorgeous Georgians to the Woeful World Wars. History has never been so horrible!

Photographer Alfred Adams was born 1 June 1896 and became an observer in WW1, taking pictures over enemy lines. He was shot down by the famous 'Red Baron' Manfred von Richthofen over France along with his pilot Donald Stewart on 5 April 1917. They landed across enemy lines and both survived as prisoners of war. The tale tells how Alfred ended up spending his 21st birthday in a German prisoner of war camp, where he was visited by the Red Baron himself. The master historical storyteller gives readers aged 7+ a fascinating look at the First World War in the air, from both sides.

A veteran soldier and a young recruit are 'celebrating' Christmas in the trenches of Flanders in 1914. They hear the enemy sing carols and watch them place Christmas Trees in the trenches opposite. They begin to shout greetings across no-man's land and end up playing an international football match. The match is hard-fought but with moments of generosity and sportsmanship on both sides. They see the 'enemy' as vulnerable humans and the officers are furious. Further unofficial truces are banned and the war goes on with bullets instead of footballs. But it's a memory that stays with young Albert long after the war. A moving and fascinating look at a very human moment of the Great War, by the master historical storyteller. Perfect for 7+.

HORRIBLE CHRISTMAS is filled with all the festive facts every HORRIBLE HISTORIES reader wanted to know, but were too stuffed full of mince pies to ask! Updated for the 20th anniversary of HORRIBLE HISTORIES, the complete horrible history of Christmas tells tales from the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas, to Christmas in the trenches when the British and Germans traded bullets for footballs. Plus dreadful jokes, rotten recipes, and a Christmas quiz!

THE HORRIBLE HISTORIES ANNUAL 2014 is a must-have for all Horrible Histories fans. Packed with foul facts, gory games, dreadful jokes and putrid puzzles — it's the annual with rat-itude!

Horrible Histories Spies is the indispensable guide for aspiring secret agents in blood-curdling colour. From cracking codes to the pitfalls of navigating camel poo in the desert — HORRIBLE HISTORIES fans can discover if they have everything it took to be a WWII spy. The indispensable guide for aspiring secret agents in blood-curdling colour.

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the FRIGHTFUL FIRST WORLD WAR, including what the 'Fat King' did with food scraps ad dead horses, how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers.

If you ever hear old folk moaning on about the world today, just remind them how woeful things were in the Second World War. Readers can discover why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty, what really happened in Dad's Army and how to make a rude noise with a gas mask. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES WITCHES reveals the truth behind pointy hats and black cats, and other idiotic ideas about witchcraft. Full of foul facts, including which magic word was used to zap zits, why people were paid to prick a witch and much, much more. It's everything you need to know about WITCHES — all the gore and more!

This title is another lavish production for Xmas — this time the Wicked History of Britain in full colour. Re-using material from the entire series (approx 70%), Terry weaves together a tale of rottenness, rioting and revolution to give readers a one-stop shop of horror. The histories of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are retold in one volume, complete with new material from Terry and Martin.

History with the nasty bits left in! Horrible Christmas tells you all the festive facts you ever wanted to find out but were too stuffed full of mince pies to ask. Want to know: a very rude pantomime song; why making Christmas pudding used to be a crime; how to get rid of carol singers. Read on for foul but festive food, seasonal stories to send shivers down your spine, and cruel yule disasters. History has never been so horrible!

Packed with the classic barmy blend of foul facts, cartoon strips, stories, jokes, activities and puzzles, plus an introduction to the Horrible Histories Virtual World — the Horrible Histories 213 annual is a must-have for all HH fans.

It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Who was sentenced to death — by coffee? Where you could be whipped for flying a kite? Why a cockerel was burnt at the stake? Find out the truth about brutal school beatings, test you local policeman, and see if you can escape beheading in the Tower of London game.

The true story of the Staplehurst railway disaster, one of Victorian Britain's worst rail accidents. A crowded train ran at full speed into a section of track that had been taken up for repair. Charles Dickens, who was on board the train, fought heroically to save lives, and found time to save the handwritten manuscript of Our Mutual Friend.

Henri Giffard has devoted all his free time and money to making a balloon with a steam engine so it can be flown anywhere, not just drift on the wind. In 1852 he sets off for Paris with just an urchin girl to help him. Tens of thousands gather to see if his marvellous machine will work. The amazing story of the first man to achieve powered flight.

Packed with the classic barmy blend of foul facts, cartoon strips, stories, jokes, activities and puzzles, the 2012 Annual includes a whole heap of nasty bits. A must-have for all fans of the series, it's guaranteed to keep boredom at bay for another year.

What do you say to someone if they call you mundungus, hackum or Jabbernowl? Terry Deary runs riot through the horrible history of the English language. Even English teachers will be speechless!

Readers can discover all the foul facts about Rotten Rulers, including who gave the job of high priest to a donkey, who choked to heath while eating a crow and who celebrated victory by eating his enemy's head? With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

This title presents fifty foul people from history — personally selected by His Dearyness for their beastly behaviour. It is split into ten sections including: Awful Assassins, Rotten Rebels, Wicked Women, Crazy Criminals, Ruthless Rulers, etc. Each section follows a different format — stories, newspaper articles, diary entries, fact files and so on.

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Twentieth Century, including who shocked the world by showing her knickers, how two monkey's and a dog became astronauts and why a posh London restaurant served stewed cat. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure.

Readers can discover all the foul facts about Rowdy Revolutions, including which Chinese emperor was overthrown by his mum, why one revolution made ugly people very scared indeed and what Count Dracula was really like. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of.

It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why the Aztecs liked to eat scum? When the world is going to end? How to play a really violent ball game? Discover all the foul facts about the Angry Aztecs — all the gore and more!