Dodger's Guide to London
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Dodger's Guide to London
By (Author) Terry Pratchett
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Doubleday Children's Books
21st November 2013
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
942.1
Physical Properties
Hardback
144
Width 162mm, Height 206mm, Spine 18mm
270g
Description
All you ever (or never) wanted to know about Victorian London, penned by Jack Dodger. ROLL UP! ROLL UP! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Ladies and Gents, Sir Jack Dodger brings you a most excellent Guide to London! Did you know . . . If a Victorian couldn't afford a sweep, they might drop a goose down their chimney to clean it! A nobby lady's unmentionables could weigh up to 40lbs! Parliament had to be suspended during the Great Stink of 1858! From the wretches of the rookeries to the fancy coves at Buckingham Palace, Dodger will show you every dirty inch of London. Warning- Includes 'orrible murders, naughty ladies and plenty of geezers!
Reviews
This fascinating guide to Victorian London is crammed with facts and figures, gossip and slang, and all presented in authentic typefaces and illustrated with original etchings. A sheer delight! * The Good Book Guide *
A very interesting and informative book. * Guardian Children's Review Team *
Dodgers Guide to London is clearly one for the young enquiring mind, who wishes to know more about the real Victorian London, as well as a little of Pratchetts fictional one . . . the reader is almost guaranteed to come away with something they didnt know before. * sffworld.com *
Dodgers Guide to London would be a delightful introduction for young readers with an interest in history, as Dodger would be an ideal first step into Pratchetts world. For long time fans and older readers, this is a gorgeous addition to an already fantastic collection. * Geek Planet *
Author Bio
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any. www.terrypratchettbooks.com
