Daredevils and Desperadoes

by Geraldine McCaughrean, Richard Brassey (Illustrator)

These stories from Geraldine McCaughrean's larger work   100 Great Stories from British History are about Dick Whittington, the Peasants' Revolt, the Battle of Agincourt, the murder of the Princes in the Tower, the ghost of Anne Boleyn, the wooing of Anne of Cleves, Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth, the Spanish Armada, and the Gunpowder Plot. Black-and-white versions of Richard Brassey's exciting illustrations make this an extremely attractive and accessible package.

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2001

About the author

Geraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 170 books, including Peter Pan in Scarlet (2004), the official sequel to Peter Pan commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital, the holder of Peter Pan's copyright. Her work has been translated into 44 languages worldwide. She has received the Carnegie Medal twice and the Michael L. Printz Award among others.

Reviews

[Tania Kollias · Rating 4 out of 5]

The "20 Stories from British History" is the 3rd in a series of 5 books comprising 100 stories from British history, this one from 1348 to 1604/5. Some pretty grisly tales is these short dramatizations of a few pages each that include a snippet summary of the background or what is really known about the tale. But what it's really good for is increasing one's knowledge and vocabulary through the many very English phrasal verbs, sayings and idioms. Perfect for ~12 year old native speakers and for ESL Cambridge Proficiency students. 113pp.