A Horrid History Of Christmas

Author : Nicola Sly
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752477152

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A Horrid History of Christmas by Nicola Sly Pdf

This collection of historic horrid happenings from across the country demonstrates that Christmas is not necessarily a time of peace, joy and goodwill to all men. Festive tragedies include the avalanche in Lewes, which destroyed several cottages in 1836, killing eight of the occupants and injuring many more, and the fall of a chimney in Bradford in 1882, which claimed fifty-four lives. There are fatal rail crashes in Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Cumbria and Scotland; freak weather conditions and devastating fires, such as the Christmas Eve fire in Glasgow that cost the lives of four firemen in 1927. The holiday season has witnessed a plethora of almost unbelievable accidents, such as the amateur mechanic who died with his head stuck in a car engine, the footballer who leaped into a quarry to retrieve a lost ball, and the Christmas party guest who fell down a flight of stairs and broke his neck. Among the chilling crimes featured here is that of Nottinghamshire man Edward Kesteven, who killed his wife on Christmas Day 1894, and the murder of Thirza Kelly in Norfolk by a local teenager on Christmas Eve 1900. Full of merry madness and hearty heartache, A Horrid History of Christmas will make you want to bypass the festivities altogether!

Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 1407196863

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Horrible Christmas by Terry Deary Pdf

Filled with all the festive facts every HORRIBLE HISTORIES reader wants to know! The complete horrible history of Christmas tells tales from the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas, to Christmas in the trenches whenthe British and Germans traded bullets for footballs. Plus dreadful jokes, rotten recipes and a Christmas quiz!

Author : Nicola Sly
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752477152

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A Horrid History of Christmas by Nicola Sly Pdf

This grisly collection of historic, horrid happenings from across the country demonstrates that Christmas is not necessarily a time of peace, joy and goodwill to all men. The holiday season has witnessed a plethora of almost unbelievable accidents, such as the amateur mechanic who died with his head stuck in a car engine, the footballer who leaped into a quarry to retrieve a lost ball, and the Christmas party guest who fell down a flight of stairs and broke his neck. There are fatal rail crashes in Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Cumbria and Scotland; freak weather conditions and devastating fires, such as the Christmas Eve fire in Glasgow that cost the lives of four firemen in 1927. Among the chilling crimes featured here is that of Nottinghamshire man Edward Kesteven, who killed his wife on Christmas Day 1894, and the murder of Thirza Kelly in Norfolk by a local teenager on Christmas Eve 1900. Full of merry madness and hearty heartache, A Horrid History of Christmas will make you want to bypass the festivities altogether!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Christmas
ISBN : OCLC:1193947055

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Horrible Christmas by Anonim Pdf

Tells you all the festive facts you ever wanted to know, but were too stuffed full of mince pies to ask!

Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0702305170

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Horrible Christmas (2020) by Terry Deary Pdf

Filled with all the festive facts every HORRIBLE HISTORIES reader wants to know! 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!

Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781407151908

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Horrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book by Terry Deary Pdf

The Big Fat Christmas Book is full of festive things that go bump in the night - the perfect read on a cold winter's night when you're waiting for Santa to bring a sleigh full of goodies. Christmas will never be the same again.

Author : Nicola Sly
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752489483

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Grim Almanac of Leicestershire by Nicola Sly Pdf

A Grim Almanac of Leicestershire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 macabre moments from the county’s past.Featured here are such diverse tales as mining disasters, freak weather conditions, industrial catastrophes, train crashes and tragic accidents, including the Oadby woman who was killed by a wasp sting in 1925 and Dorothy Cain, who performed her first ever parachute jump in 1926 — without her parachute. Among the murders detailed in this volume are the assisted suicide of the vicar of Hungerton in 1925, and the unsolved ‘Green Bicycle Murder’ of 1919 at Little Stretton.Generously illustrated with 100 pictures, this chronicle is an entertaining and readable record of Leicestershire’s grim past. Read on ... if you dare!

Author : Nicola Sly
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752489520

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Grim Almanac of the Black Country by Nicola Sly Pdf

A Grim Almanac of the Black Country is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from around the area. Full of dreadful deeds, strange disappearances and a multitude of mysteries, this almanac explores the darker side of the Black Country’s past.Here are stories of tragedy, torment and the truly unfortunate with diverse tales of mining disasters, freak weather, bizarre deaths and tragic accidents, including the gunpowder explosion at a factory in Tipton which claimed nineteen lives in 1922. Also featured is the corpse in West Bromwich that was twice wrongly identified in 1929, the collapse of a concert hall roof in Walsall in 1921, and the two labourers buried in molten glass near Stourbridge in 1893. All these, plus tales of fires, catastrophes, mysteries and executions, are here.Generously illustrated, this chronicle is an entertaining and readable record of the Black Country’s grim past. Read on ... if you dare!

Author : Nicola Sly
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780752489346

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A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire by Nicola Sly Pdf

A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from the county’s past.There are murders and manslaughters, including the killing by Mrs Barber of her entire family in 1909 while temporarily insane, and the brutal murder of four-year-old Edward Busby in 1871, killed by his mother to prevent his father ill-treating him. There are bizarre deaths, including those of four-year-old Charles Taylor, who was accidentally kicked clean through a top storey window in 1844 by a child playing on a swing, George Sheppard, who was struck by a cricket ball during a match in 1905, and of the vicar of Bucknell, who starved himself to death in 1935.There is an assortment of calamities which include strange and unusual crimes, devastating fires, rail crashes, explosions, disasters, mysteries, freak weather and a plethora of uncanny accidents.Generously illustrated, this chronicle is an entertaining and readable record of Oxfordshire’s grim past. Delve into the dreadful deeds of Oxford’s past, if you dare...

Author : Nicola Sly
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752492216

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In Hot Blood by Nicola Sly Pdf

This chilling compendium of historic crimes features 28 cases that shocked the nation during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among the cases featured here are the shooting of Bessie Cross, after she fell pregnant while her husband was away serving his country in 1917, and the 1869 murders of Maria Death and her alleged lover by Maria's partner, Frederick Hinson. It also recalls the tragic stories of Elvira Barney and Ruth Ellis, who shot and killed their lovers in 1932 and 1955 respectively, with very different consequences. Along with the most notorious cases, this book also features many that did not make national headlines, examining not only the methods and motives but also the real stories of the perpetrators and their victims. This book is a must for true-crime fans everywhere.

Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0702326534

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Horrible History of the World (newspaper Edition) by Terry Deary Pdf

Discover all the blood-curdling stories with: The Horrible History of the World. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the foul but fascinating story of humans, from brain-nibbling Neanderthalsto terrified teenage soldiersin the twentieth century. From gory stories of what smelly sport was played by samuraisto who baked their enemies a cake made from poisoned bath-water, it's all in Horrible Histories: The Horrible History of the World: fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!

Author : Francesca Simon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Christmas stories
ISBN : 1448720966

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Horrid Henry's Christmas by Francesca Simon Pdf

Four stories about a misbehaving boy who causes mayhem during the Christmas season.

Author : Francesca Simon
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444007527

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Horrid Henry's Christmas Presents by Francesca Simon Pdf

This year, Horrid Henry has a brilliant idea for his family's Christmas presents in this hilarious story. First appearing in Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker, here the story is fully illustrated in colour in its own volume, perfect for Early Readers. Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. In this festive story, Horrid Henry has a brilliant idea for his family's Christmas presents. Who says he has to BUY them at all? It's the thought that counts! Early Readers - your child's stepping stone from picture books to reading books. This one is a perfect stocking filler, even for reluctant younger readers!

Author : Zachariah Frederick Smith
Publisher : Louisville : [s.n.]
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Kentucky
ISBN : UVA:X000609021

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The History of Kentucky by Zachariah Frederick Smith Pdf

Author : Scott Brewster,Luke Thurston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317288930

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The Routledge Handbook to the Ghost Story by Scott Brewster,Luke Thurston Pdf

The Handbook to the Ghost Story sets out to survey and significantly extend a new field of criticism which has been taking shape over recent years, centring on the ghost story and bringing together a vast range of interpretive methods and theoretical perspectives. The main task of the volume is to properly situate the genre within historical and contemporary literary cultures across the globe, and to explore its significance within wider literary contexts as well as those of the supernatural. The Handbook offers the most significant contribution to this new critical field to date, assembling some of its leading scholars to examine the key contexts and issues required for understanding the emergence and development of the ghost story.