London
By: Terry Deary ; illustrated by Martin Brown
Contributors: Brown, Martin, 1959-
Series: Horrible histories. Gruesome guides; Horrible histories
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9781407104232
Subjects: Juvenile literature; History
Description: 'London' dishes the dirt on life in the capital - the lies, the legends and all the lousy details, from the rotten Roman rulers to the plague-ridden peasants.
Notes: "With horrible highlights map"--Cover.

Originally published: as Loathsome London. London: Hippo, 2005.
Table of contents: title: Paperback -It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What caused the Great Stink of 1858? Why the flying dustmen were feared? Who ate a tosher for tea? Plot your path to the past with the frighful full-colour map; title: take a trip to the terrifying Tower and dip into the River Thames (London's largest toilet!).