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Terror on the Train by Terry Deary
$10.99 AUD
Category: Children's Non-Fiction | Series: Terrt Deary Victorian Tales
The true story of the Staplehurst railway disaster, one of Victorian Britain's worst rail accidents. A crowded train ran at full speed into a section of track that had been taken up for repair. Charles Dickens, who was on board the train, fought heroically to save lives, and found time to save the handw ...Show more
The Fabulous Flyer by Terry Deary
$10.99 AUD
Category: Children's Non-Fiction | Series: Terry Deary Victorian Tales
Henri Giffard has devoted all his free time and money to making a balloon with a steam engine so it can be flown anywhere, not just drift on the wind. In 1852 he sets off for Paris with just an urchin girl to help him. Tens of thousands gather to see if his marvellous machine will work. The amazing stor ...Show more
The Sea Monsters by Terry Deary
$12.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Victorian Tales
It's 1838, and Patrick and Grace Leary are aboard The Sirius, set to become the first ever ship to sail from Dublin to New York using only steam power. But their cousin Ben is on board Brunel's giant steam ship the Great Western in Bristol, and he's convinced he'll be in New York before them. With fires ...Show more
The Twisted Tunnels by Terry Deary
$12.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Victorian Tales
Jenny and her grandfather are toshers. They survive by finding things in the sewer - anything they can sell, and they can sell almost anything. It's a horrible life, but they are managing. Until the building of the London Underground Railway destroys huge parts of the slums and takes away even their mea ...Show more
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