Apparently the ancient Greeks were a rather groovy bunch. The boys
didn't start school until they were seven, and girls didn't have
to go at all. But it wasn't always so jolly. Readers can discover
why girls ran about naked pretending to be bears, who had the
world's first flushing toilet and why dedicated doctors tasted their
patients' ear wax!
History with the nasty bits left in!
2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary.
Terry Deary was born in Sunderland in 1946 and currently lives in County Durham. Terry is a former actor, theatre-director and Drama teacher. He spends his time writing and directing for his television production company, managing his website, terry-deary.com, and touring his Horrible Histories exhibition. Terry is the author of 116 books in the UK and over 250 more worldwide, mainly for children and teenagers, including the popular non-fiction series Horrible Histories. Horrible Histories were launched in 1993 and are now sold in 28 languages from Russia to Brazil, Scandinavia to China.
Martin Brown was born in Australia but currently lives in Dorset. In 1993, he illustrated the first of the Horrible Histories, and has now contributed to more than 60 titles in the series.
