Horrible Histories: Villainous Victorians (Horrible Histories) (Horrible Histories TV Tie-in)

Name: Horrible Histories: Villainous Victorians
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by Terry Deary

Martin Brown (Illustrator)

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Horrible Histories: Villainous Victorians (Horrible Histories) (Horrible Histories TV Tie-in)

by Terry Deary

Martin Brown (Illustrator)

1 rating • 1 review • 1 shelved

Terry revisits one of the best-selling subjects on the list, and gives us more of the grim truth about the nasty nineteenth century.

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ISBN13 9780439977401
Publish Date 1 January 2000
Publish Status Out of Print
Out of Print 25 February 2010
Publish Country GB
Publisher Scholastic
Imprint Scholastic Hippo

Format Paperback
Pages 127
Language English

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Review first posted on BookLikes: http://brokentune.booklikes.com/post/852916/horrible-histories-villainous-victorians

I know I am not the target audience but I absolutely adore Horrible Histories the tv series and was utterly devastated when it finished. Fortunately, most episodes can be found on YouTube. Yay!

Anyways, as a fan, I thought I'd pick up this installment about the Victorians. True to its Horrible Histories roots it features a lot about crime and punishment but somehow focuses on the punishment of children rather than crime and punishment in general. And even more unfortunate, in this book Deary turns to social commentary and outright advocacy of a somewhat political nature, which - considering the intended readership - spoiled the book.