Horribly Famous: Oliver Cromwell and his Not-So Civil War Award-winning team by Alan MacDonald (author) and Philip Reeve (illustrator)

You’ve probably heard of Oliver Cromwell. He is dead famous for: giving King Charles I the chop, clobbering Cavaliers with his Roundheads, and having some rather revolting warts. But did you know that Oliver cancelled Christmas and banned swearing, went to a party covered in poo – and was hanged and beheaded after he died? Yes – even though he’s dead, Oliver’s still full of surprises!

Product Details

Series

Horribly Famous

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407111896

Date published

August 2nd, 2010

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Other details

176 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Alan MacDonald

Alan MacDonald lives in Nottingham. He writes both non-fiction and fiction as well as writing for radio and TV. He has a particularly good track record for writing page-turning and accessible historical books.

Philip Reeve

Philip Reeve was born and raised in Brighton, where he worked in a bookshop for years while also producing and directing a number of no-budget theatre projects.

Philip then began illustrating and has since provided cartoons and jokes for around forty books, including the best-selling Scholastic series Horrible Histories, as well as Murderous Maths and Dead Famous.

He’s been writing stories since he was five, but Mortal Engines was the first to be published. Mortal Engines defies easy categorisation. It is a gripping adventure story set in an inspired fantasy world, where moving cities trawl the globe. A magical and unique read, it immediately caught the attention of readers and reviewers and won several major awards. Three more Hungry Cities novels followed, and Philip’s latest project are the Fever Crumb books, prequels set centuries before the events of Mortal Engines.

Philip has also written Buster Bayliss, a series for younger readers, and stand alone novels including Here Lies Arthur, which won the Carnegie Medal.

Philip lives in Devon with his wife and son and his interests are walking, drawing, writing and reading.