A house called Awful End
By: Philip Ardagh ; illustrated by David Roberts.
Contributors: Roberts, David, 1970- ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Eddie Dickens trilogy ;; bk. 1
Publisher: H. Holt; Distributed in Canada by H. B. Fenn
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
Subjects: Great-uncles -- Fiction; Great-aunts -- Fiction; Humorous stories; England -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's sickly parents become "a bit crinkly round the edges," he is taken in by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow.
Notes: Originally published in England under the title Awful End. Faber and Faber, 2000.
Sequel: Dreadful acts.