Dead Famous: Writers and Their Tall Tales

You've probably heard of a few writers . . .
- William Shakespeare and his popular plays
- Jane Austen and her love stories
- Charles Dickens and his blockbusters.

But have you heard that . . .
- William Shakespeare got mixed up in a plot against the Queen?
- Jane Austen nearly became a Bigg-Wither?
- Charles Dicken had his clothes ripped off by his fans?

Yes, even when they're dead, writers are still full of surprises - and the ten in this book are more surprising than most.
Now you can get the inside story from their secret diaries, flick through Good Day! magazine for some nineteenth-century gossip, and find out all about the writers whose tall tales have changed the world.