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The Worst in the World

By Terry Deary

Discover history’s most disgusting disasters, deadliest dangers and surprisingly awful champions.

hilarious · gruesome · informative · illustrated

Genres

Non-fiction History Humour

What is The Worst in the World about?

History has never been worse! Terry Deary explores the most disgusting, dangerous and downright dreadful people, places and events from the past. Discover the worst jobs, diseases, battles, emperors, punishments, schools and pirates, including a king’s revolting toilet attendant and a pirate who tied his own noose. Packed with bizarre facts, gruesome details and Martin Brown’s energetic illustrations, this lively collection reveals history’s gold, silver and bronze medal winners in awfulness.

About the author

Terry Deary is a British author best known for writing the funny and fascinating Horrible Histories books. He loves making history exciting by sharing weird and wonderful facts about the past. Terry’s clever stories and jokes help children learn and laugh at the same time, making reading about history lots of fun!

Pages

240 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2023

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