Dodger's Guide to London

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!

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Terry Pratchett
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2013
• EAN: 9780857533241
• ISBN: 978-0-85753-324-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Doubleday Children's Books
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Fiction > Narrative literature; London, Greater London, c 1800 to c 1900, People & places (Children's / Teenage), 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Europe, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples