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Series: Horrible Histories
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Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: Dublin takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Dublin, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. Tourists can plot their path to the past: picnic with pirates at St Stephen's Green, creep around the cruel cathedrals, and then head...
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HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: DUBLIN takes his readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Dublin, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. Tourists can plot their path to the past - picnic with pirates at St Stephen's Green, creep around the cruel cathedrals and then head to dreadful Dublin castle.
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Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: Dublin takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Dublin, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets.
Tourists can plot their path to the past: picnic with pirates at St Stephen's Green, creep around the cruel cathedrals, and then head to dreadful Dublin Castle.
Torture, traitors, and cut-throat Irish chieftains—it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want to miss!
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780702340963
Publisher: Scholastic
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 February 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Scholastic
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Martin Brown
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 125.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 110g
Pages: 160
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