About Philip Ardagh
Philip Ardagh is over 6 feet 7 inches tall with a big bushy beard. Not only is he very large and very hairy, but he has also written more than sixty children's books for all ages. He has been known to write books about serious subjects -- such as Egyptian hieroglyphs and archeology -- but also writes abnormally funny books (eg. A House Called Awful End) that make lots of people laugh.
Currently living as a full-time writer with a wife and two cats (Beanie and Snorkel), in a seaside town somewhere in England, he has been -- among other things -- an advertising copywriter, a hospital cleaner, a (highly unqualified) librarian, and a reader for the blind.
Currently living as a full-time writer with a wife and two cats (Beanie and Snorkel), in a seaside town somewhere in England, he has been -- among other things -- an advertising copywriter, a hospital cleaner, a (highly unqualified) librarian, and a reader for the blind.
New and Forthcoming Paperbacks
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Series
Eddie Dickens
1. A House Called Awful End (2000)
2. Dreadful Acts (2001)
3. Terrible Times (2002)
The Eddie Dickens Boxset (omnibus) (2003)
1. A House Called Awful End (2000)
2. Dreadful Acts (2001)
3. Terrible Times (2002)
The Eddie Dickens Boxset (omnibus) (2003)
Unlikely Exploits
1. The Fall of Fergal: Or, Not So Dingly in the Dell (2002)
2. Heir of Mystery (2003)
3. The Rise of the House of McNally (2004)
1. The Fall of Fergal: Or, Not So Dingly in the Dell (2002)
2. Heir of Mystery (2003)
3. The Rise of the House of McNally (2004)
Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens
1. Dubious Deeds (2003)
2. Horrendous Habits (2005)
3. Final Curtain (2006)
1. Dubious Deeds (2003)
2. Horrendous Habits (2005)
3. Final Curtain (2006)
Grubtown Tales
1. Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky (2009)
2. The Year That it Rained Cows (2009)
3. The Far From Great Escape (2009)
4. The Wrong End of the Dog (2010)
5. Trick Eggs and Rubber Chickens (2010)
6. Splash, Crash and Loads of Cash (2010)
7. When Bunnies Turn Bad (2011)
1. Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky (2009)
2. The Year That it Rained Cows (2009)
3. The Far From Great Escape (2009)
4. The Wrong End of the Dog (2010)
5. Trick Eggs and Rubber Chickens (2010)
6. Splash, Crash and Loads of Cash (2010)
7. When Bunnies Turn Bad (2011)
Henry's House
Busy Body (2009)
Creepy-crawlies (2009)
Dinosaurs (2009)
Egyptians (2009)
Knights and Castles (2010)
Romans : Henry's House (2010)
Space (2010)
Your Body: Boogers and All (2010)
Bodies (2012)
Busy Body (2009)
Creepy-crawlies (2009)
Dinosaurs (2009)
Egyptians (2009)
Knights and Castles (2010)
Romans : Henry's House (2010)
Space (2010)
Your Body: Boogers and All (2010)
Bodies (2012)
Novels
The Green Man Of Gressingham (2002)
Not-So-Very-Nice Goings On at Victoria Lodge (2004)
High in the Clouds (2005) (with Paul McCartney)
The Silly Side of Sherlock Holmes (2005)
The Red Dragons of Gressingham (2008)
The Scandalous Life of the Lawless Sisters: Criminally Illustrated with What Was to Hand (2008)
Not-So-Very-Nice Goings On at Victoria Lodge (2004)
High in the Clouds (2005) (with Paul McCartney)
The Silly Side of Sherlock Holmes (2005)
The Red Dragons of Gressingham (2008)
The Scandalous Life of the Lawless Sisters: Criminally Illustrated with What Was to Hand (2008)
Collections
Pongwiffy and the Important Announcement / Grubtown Tales: The Great Pasta Disaster (2010) (with Kaye Umansky)
Non fiction series
History's Highlights
History's Great Inventors (1995)
History's Great Travellers and Explorers (1996)
History's Travellers and Explorers (1996)
History's Great Inventors (1995)
History's Great Travellers and Explorers (1996)
History's Travellers and Explorers (1996)
Myths And Legends
Ancient Greek Myths and Legends (1997)
African Myths and Legends (1998)
Celtic Myths and Legends (1998)
North American Myths and Legends (1998)
South American Myths and Legends (1998)
Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends (1999)
Chinese Myths and Legends (1999)
Norse Myths and Legends (1999)
Roman Myths and Legends (1999) (with Anthony Masters)
Ancient Greek Myths and Legends (1997)
African Myths and Legends (1998)
Celtic Myths and Legends (1998)
North American Myths and Legends (1998)
South American Myths and Legends (1998)
Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends (1999)
Chinese Myths and Legends (1999)
Norse Myths and Legends (1999)
Roman Myths and Legends (1999) (with Anthony Masters)
Get a Life!
Elizabeth I (1999)
Florence Nightingale (1999)
Henry VIII (1999)
Julius Caesar (1999)
Queen Victoria (1999)
William the Conqueror (1999)
Marie Curie (2000)
Mary, Queen of Scots (2000)
Napoleon (2000)
Oliver Cromwell (2000)
Elizabeth I (1999)
Florence Nightingale (1999)
Henry VIII (1999)
Julius Caesar (1999)
Queen Victoria (1999)
William the Conqueror (1999)
Marie Curie (2000)
Mary, Queen of Scots (2000)
Napoleon (2000)
Oliver Cromwell (2000)
WOW!
Discoveries That Changed the World (2000)
Events That Changed the World (2000)
Ideas That Changed the World (2000)
Inventions That Changed the World (2000)
Discoveries That Changed the World (2000)
Events That Changed the World (2000)
Ideas That Changed the World (2000)
Inventions That Changed the World (2000)
100-and-a-half Questions
Did Dinosaurs Really Snore?: 100-and-a-half Questions About Dinosaurs Answered (2001)
Why Are Castles Castle-shaped?: 100 and a Half Questions About Castles Answered (2002)
Did Dinosaurs Really Snore?: 100-and-a-half Questions About Dinosaurs Answered (2001)
Why Are Castles Castle-shaped?: 100 and a Half Questions About Castles Answered (2002)
The Truth About
The Truth About Love: Facts, Superstitions, Merriment and Myths (2004)
The Truth About Cats (2005)
The Truth About Fairies (2005)
The Truth About Love: Facts, Superstitions, Merriment and Myths (2004)
The Truth About Cats (2005)
The Truth About Fairies (2005)
Non fiction
Secret Diary of Prince Tutankhamun (1998)
The Hieroglyphs Handbook: Teach Yourself Ancient Egyptian (1999)
The Truth About Christmas: Its Traditions Unravelled (2001)
The Archaeologist's Handbook: The Insiders' Guide to Digging Up the Past (2002)
Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2003) (with Mary Packard)
Book of absolutely useless lists: for absolutely every day of the year (2007)
Philip Ardagh's Book of Howlers, Blunders and Random Mistakery (2009)
Philip Ardagh's Book of Kings, Queens, Emperors and Rotten Wart-Nosed Commoners (2011)
The Hieroglyphs Handbook: Teach Yourself Ancient Egyptian (1999)
The Truth About Christmas: Its Traditions Unravelled (2001)
The Archaeologist's Handbook: The Insiders' Guide to Digging Up the Past (2002)
Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2003) (with Mary Packard)
Book of absolutely useless lists: for absolutely every day of the year (2007)
Philip Ardagh's Book of Howlers, Blunders and Random Mistakery (2009)
Philip Ardagh's Book of Kings, Queens, Emperors and Rotten Wart-Nosed Commoners (2011)
Links to other websites
| The Offical Philip Ardagh Website |
Philip Ardagh recommends
 The Pickle King (2009) Rebecca Promitzer "Genuine humour and horror, with a dash of the truly disgusting!" |  Rowan the Strange (2009) Julie Hearn "It is nothing short of extraordinary." |
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