Shadow of the gallows
By: Terry Deary ; illustrated by Martin Brown
Series: Horrible histories. Gory stories; Horrible histories
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9781407103662
Subjects: Chimney sweeps; Juvenile fiction; Child labor; Queens; Crimes against; History
Description: When a boy called Bairn is rescued from his dangerous job as an Edinburgh chimney sweep, he appears to have landed on his feet. But his new job proves just as dangerous and he soon becomes caught up in a plot to kill Queen Victoria. Has he been saved from slavery only to end up swinging at the gallows? Find out in this Vile Victorian adventure, it's got all the gore and so much more.