Intercepts

This article in the London Telegraph introduced me to "Horrible Histories," a series of British magazines for children written by Terry Deary that constitutes "history with all the nasty bits left in."

Deary's publications have "gruesome garroting and seeping sewage" and are "packed with references to poo and wee and nose-picking."

But before you dismiss him as someone who is dumbing down history, Deary is methodical about his facts. The Horrible Histories collection has been translated into 30 languages and has sold more than 10 million copies.

Now if I could only find a copy of "The Busy Byzantines"...