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!

 

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Sally Kindberg is an illustrator and writer. She once went to Elf School in Iceland, has written a book about hair, and sailed on a Tall Ship to Lisbon. She has one daughter, Emerald, and lives in London with 67 robots. Tracey Turner is a former editor and author of many non-fiction