Dreadful Fates

Tracey Turner

A&C Black, Mar 1, 2010 - Accidents - 112 pages

From grisly murders to unusual funerals, Dreadful Fates provides a gruesome journey through history to present-day instances of figures who have had the misfortune of a dreadful or unusual end.

Readers can find out about everything from Aeschylus, the ancient Greek who died when a tortoise fell on his head, and the man who tripped over his own beard, to a countless number who met their end through laughing too much!

What people are saying

Review: Dreadful Fates: What a Shocking Way to Go!

User Review - Goodreads

Full of morbid tales, gross details, and downright funny epitaphs, this book is ideal for children with a dark sense of humor. While very fascinating, the book is perhaps a little too disgusting to ...

Review: Dreadful Fates: What a Shocking Way to Go!

User Review  - Miss Pippi the Librarian - Goodreads

What a way to go! Turner shares tidbits of history - recent and not so recent, known and not so known. Readers who enjoy quick fact books or slightly spooky reads will enjoy this book. I would recommend this title for elementary or middle school readers. Reviewed from a library copy.

About the author

Tracey Turneris a best-selling non-fiction author. She has written Whitaker's World of Weirdfor A&C Black and her 101 Things You Need to Know

(Bloomsbury) was selected by the British Education Secretary as a top

book for teenage boys. Tracey has previously collaborated with Sally Kindberg, illustrator of Dreadful Fates, on The Comic Strip History of the World.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dreadful Fates
• Author: Tracey Turner
• Illustrated by: Sally Kindberg
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: A&C Black, 2010
• ISBN: 1408124211, 9781408124215
• Length: 112 pages