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Eddie Dickens Trilogy, #1
by Philip ArdaghThis hilarious historical spoof, the first in the Eddie Dickens trilogy, has been called "a scrumptious cross between Dickens and Monty Python. Ages 9+.
Eddie Dickens is sent off to stay with his aunt and uncle and a
riotously funny comedy of errors ensues.
When both Eddie Dickens's parents catch a disease that makes them turn yellow,
go a bit crinkly around the edges, and smell of hot water bottles, it's agreed
he should go and stay with relatives at their house, Awful End. Unfortunately
for Eddie, those relatives are Mad Uncle Jack and Even-Madder Aunt Maud. . . .
This hilarious historical spoof, the first in the Eddie Dickens trilogy, has
been called "a scrumptious cross between Dickens and Monty Python."
A Message to My American Readers
At no extra cost
Greetings from across the Atlantic! I'm so delighted that A House Called
Awful End has been published in the United States that I want to say a few
special words to my American readers. (Yes: YOU.)
The story you're about to read was originally written in installments for my
nephew Ben, who was at boarding school in England while his parents were living
in Russia. Instead of sending him letters about how many cups of tea I'd drunk
or how hard it had rained (there's plenty of tea drinking and rain in England),
I decided to send him a silly adventure story in installments, with a new
episode every two weeks. The book you now have in your hand (or clenched between
your teeth, if you're very nearsighted or hungry) is the result. Of course, when
I was writing those letters, I had no idea that they'd end up becoming this
book, but they did! May your lives be full of such good fortune, too.
--Philip Ardagh, 2002
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