Summary
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 handwritten manuscript of Our Mutual Friend .
Terry Deary began his writing career with fiction for A&C Black . Heis now author of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, which havebeen published in 40 languages. His historical fiction for olderchildren Tudor Terror has been praised as "a marvellous blend of factand fiction" ( School Librarian ). His non-fiction has been consistentlyin the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebratedtheir 15th anniversary in 2008, having sold over 25 million copies worldwideand been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museumexhibitions. Terry Deary was voted "Outstanding children's non-fictionauthor of the 20th Century" by Books for Keeps magazine.
