Victorian Tales: Terror on the Train Terry Deary

Name: Victorian Tales: Terror on the Train By Terry Deary
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Victorian Tales: Terror on the Train by Terry Deary

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SeriesTerry Deary's Historical Tales

Summary

True story of the Staplehurst railway disaster. Charles Dickens, who was on board the train, fought heroically to save lives.

Victorian Tales: Terror on the Train Summary

Victorian Tales: Terror on the Train by Terry Deary

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.

Victorian Tales: Terror on the Train Reviews

An easy read, with short chapters and plenty of dialogue, this book conveys a good atmosphere of the period * Parents in Touch *
Editor's choice. Fantastic stories blending historical fact and vivdly imagined characters! * Parent Talk *
Exciting and humorous * Family Interest *

About Terry Deary

Terry Deary began his writing career with fiction for A&C Black. He is now author of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 40 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as "a marvellous blend of fact and fiction" (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2008, having sold over 25 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted "Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century" by Books for Keeps magazine.

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Sku

GOR004267094

ISBN 13

9781408154090

ISBN 10

1408154099

Title

Victorian Tales: Terror on the Train by Terry Deary

Author

Terry Deary

Series

Terry Deary's Historical Tales

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Year published

2012-02-02

Number of pages

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N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us