Product Description: Kit Salter and her intrepid friends mosey on into the dangerous and thrilling Wild West The feisty and adventurous Kit is in a coma after being poisoned in China by her archenemies the Baker Brothers. On board a ship to England, her friends are desperate for a cure...read more

Recalls the history of and life in Victorian London, the largest and most overcrowded city in the world at the time.

Recalls the history and everyday life of the people of London during the reigns of Henry VIII, King Edward VI, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth I.

Examines the history and stories of spies in London and includes tips on being a sleuth today.

Product Description: How would you spot a witch or a wizard? And how exactly would you describe one? Do they all wear pointy hats, use wands, and sport pointy beards, or are they more difficult to detect? Are they simply misguided hippies or do they really exist? Make up your own mind as you read about London’s witching times, including stories about the real Philosopher’s Stone, Elizabeth I’s favorite wizard, the witch-hunting craze that swept Britain, and how being a lonely old lady with a fondness for pets could be your undoing...read more

Product Description: What exactly is a bubo? Was "Ring-a-ring o' roses" the rap of its day? And was TB the fashion victim’s disease? From the Black Death to the smelly slums of Victorian London, from dangerous quacks to the ingenious Dr. Snow, the man who solved the cholera problem, this book goes into some gory detail about how people got ill, why they got ill, and the many centuries of discoveries and curious cures...read more

Product Description: There’s no doubt about it, London has always attracted a better class of royal killer. But just how bloody were they? Among other favorite royal baddies, in this book you’ll find Henry VIII—Husband from Hell, or just a man with a big heart?; Richard III—Murdering uncle or misunderstood softie?; Elizabeth I—Vengeful harpie or brilliant babe?; King John—Rotten ruler or just a shortie with a height complex? With body counts and torture tallies for each king and queen, you can decide for yourselves which one was the capital’s most murderous monarch...read more