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The true story of the Staplehurst railway disaster, one of Victorian Britain's worst rail accidents. A crowded train ran at full speed into a section of track that had been taken up for repair. Charles Dickens, who was on board the train, fought heroically to save lives, and found time to save the handwritten manuscript of Our Mutual Friend .

Produktbeschreibung
The true story of the Staplehurst railway disaster, one of Victorian
Britain's worst rail accidents. A crowded train ran at full speed into a
section of track that had been taken up for repair. Charles Dickens,
who was on board the train, fought heroically to save lives, and found time to save the handwritten manuscript of Our Mutual Friend .
Autorenporträt
Deary, Terry
Terry Deary is the author of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 32 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as "a marvellous blend of fact and fiction" (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2008, having sold over 10 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted "Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century" by Books for Keeps magazine.

Flook, Helen
Helen Flook was born in Wales, lived in Canada, and is now resident once again in Abergwyngregyn, Wales. She has illustrated hundreds of children's books both in the UK and North America, and tends to work with acrylic inks or pen and ink. Helen is A & C Black's resident illustrator for the Terry Deary's Tales books.
Rezensionen
An easy read, with short chapters and plenty of dialogue, this book conveys a good atmosphere of the period Parents in Touch 20120213