Dead Famous (series)
Dead Famous is the title of a series of books following the lives of famous people who are now dead, such as Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton. The special books in this collection are based on certain groups of people, such as Inventors and Authors. These books are a spin-off of the Horrible Histories collection and are published by the same company, Scholastic; however, many different authors and illustrators work on these books. The books are aimed at 7-14 year olds, and have sold many copies around the world, especially in the UK. The books often contain diaries, journals and newspapers which show what life would have been like at that time. These are almost always created by the author him/herself, but are shown as having been created by the person whom the book is about.
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Famous quotes containing the words dead and/or famous:
“Some dead undid their bushy jaws,
And bags of blood let out their flies;
He had by heart the Christ-cross-row of death.
Sleep navigates the tides of time;
The dry Sargasso of the tomb
Gives up its dead to such a working sea....”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
“The [Loyal] legion has taken the place of the club—the famous Cincinnati Literary Club—in my affections.... The military circles are interested in the same things with myself, and so we endure, if not enjoy, each other.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)