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Selling a Wife (1812–1814), by Thomas Rowlandson. The painting gives the viewer the impression that the sale was "a genial affair". [11] Five distinct methods of breaking up a marriage existed in the early modern period of English history.
My Story is a series of historical novels for children published by Scholastic UK. They are similar to the Dear America series, each book is written in the form of the diary of a fictional young woman or man living during an important event in history. Most of the books feature British characters and history, but some are about non-British ...
Janet and John is a series of early reading books for children, originally published in the UK by James Nisbet and Co in four volumes in 1949–50, and one of the first to make use of the "look and say" approach. Further volumes appeared later, and the series became a sales success in the 1950s and 60s, both in the UK and in New Zealand.
Dave Dawson series R. Sidney Bowen: 1941–1946 Red Randall series: R. Sidney Bowen: 1944–1946 8 The Last Kids on Earth: Max Brallier: 2015–present 9 + 5 spinoffs Clifford the Big Red Dog: Norman Bridwell: 1963–2015 80 Arthur: Marc Brown: 1976–2011 46 Lola Levine: Monica Brown: 2015–2017 6 Sarai: Monica Brown: 2018–present 4 Babar ...
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
He allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl, then deserted his wife and children to marry a 20-year-old. ... Now see the best-selling books on Amazon of 2016 so far: Show comments. Advertisement ...
Horrible Histories is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more.. In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corporation, described Horrible Histories as one of the company's "crown jewels", and said it is at an "advanced stage of evolution".
William Terence Deary (born 3 January 1946) [1] is a British children's author of 351 books, selling over 38 million copies in over 45 languages, best known as the writer of the Horrible Histories series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors.