Albert Einstein and His I, Julius Caesar and His F, Isaac Newton and His A, Henry VIII and His Chopping, Al Capone and His Gang
Horribly Famous (previously also Dead Famous) is a series of books containing biographies of notable people who are now dead. These books are written by a range of authors and the books are, in some cases ghost-written under the same name as the one person featured in a Dead Famous book. As a spin-off series, Horrible Histories aims to offer an enchanting humour and style of writing that appeals to children so they can be educated and entertained. Whilst previously Horribly Famous and Dead Famous were separate, during the redesigning of the book covers, Dead Famous books became republished using the new Horribly Famous cover design, effectively rendering the Dead Famous series obsolete. Many of the titles were also shortened, such as "Leonardo da Vinci and His Super-brain" to Da Vinci and His Super-brain.
Both series are published by the same company - Scholastic.
Titles
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Al Capone and His Gang (1999) - Alan MacDonald
Albert Einstein and his Inflatable Universe (2001) - Dr Mike Goldsmith
Alexander the Great and his Claim to Fame (2005) - Phil Robins
Boudica and her Barmy Army (2005) - Valerie Wilding
Churchill and his Woeful Wars (formerly Churchill and his Great Wars) (2004) - Alan MacDonald
Cleopatra and her Angry Asp (formerly Cleopatra and Her Asp (2000) - Margaret Simpson
Cromwell and his Not-So Civil War (previously Oliver Cromwell and His Warts) (2000) - Alan MacDonald
Da Vinci and his Super-brain (formerly Leonardo da Vinci and his Super-brain) (2003) - Michael Cox
Darwin and other Seriously Super Scientists (formerly Scientists and their Mind-blowing Experiments) (2003) - Dr Mike Goldsmith
Dickens and his Pen Pals (formerly (Writers and their Tall Tales) (2005) - Tracey Turner
Elizabeth I and her Terrible Temper (formerly Elizabeth I and Her Conquests) (2001) - Margaret Simpson
Elvis and his Blue Suede Shoes (formerly Elvis and his Pelvis) (2001) - Michael Cox
Henry VIII and his Wicked Wives (formerly Henry VIII and his Chopping Block) (1999) - Alan MacDonald
Horatio Nelson and His Valiant Victory (formerly Horatio Nelson and His Victory) (2003) - Philip Reeve
Inventors and Their Bright Ideas (2002) - Mike Goldsmith
Joan of Arc and Her Marching Orders (2002) - Phil Robins
Julius Caesar and his Foul Friends (2006) - Toby Brown and Clive Goddard
Mary Queen of Scots and her Hopeless Husbands (2001) - Margaret Simpson
Newton and his Falling Apple (formerly Isaac Newton and his Apple) (1999) - Kjartan Poskitt
Pirates and their Caribbean Capers (2007) - Michael Cox
Queen Victoria and her Enormous Empire (previously Queen Victoria and her Amusements) (2002) - Alan MacDonald
Roald Dahl and His Chocolate Factory (2002) - Andrew Donkin
Scientists and their mind-blowing experiments (2003) - Dr Mike Goldsmith
Shakespeare and his Dramatic Acts (formerly William Shakespeare and his Dramatic Acts) (2004) - Andrew Donkin
Sir Francis Drake and His Daring Deeds (2008) - Andrew Donkin
Spartacus and his Glorious Gladiators (2004) - Toby Brown
Tutankhamun and His Tombful of Treasure (2007) - Michael Cox
Dead/Horribly Famous
Originally, Scholastic had arbitrarily separated Dead Famous books from Horribly Famous books. Now, it appears that Scholastic is slowly reprinting all of the books in both categories under the Horribly Famous category (phasing out the Dead Famous category).
