by Terry Deary · Scholastic · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780590542579
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«Wicked Words» is Terry Deary's children's non-fiction book, published by Scholastic in paperback (192 pages, in English).
The book explores the «horrible» history of the English language through anecdotes, sayings, wordplay and riddles. It includes historical insults such as «mundungus», «hackum» or «Jabbernowl», medieval jokes and tricks for saying rude words discreetly, with the series' irreverent and educational tone.
Originally published in 1996, it is the third title in the Horrible Histories Specials series, with illustrations by Philip Reeve.
Recommended for young readers and fans of the Horrible Histories series looking for an irreverent introduction to the history of English.
William Terence Deary is a British children's author of 351 books, selling over 38 million copies in over 45 languages, best known as the writer of the Horrible Histories series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors. In 2012, he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.
