The Bionic Plague: And Other Humorous History Howlers by Paul Sharpe
'There were two theories about the Black Death. One was that it was bionic plague.' So says one of Paul Sharpe's history pupils. Or how about this one: 'Elgar taught himself to play the violin, cello and baboon - ' This is a rib-tickling little collection of history howlers. From the mildly diverting to the hilarious, Paul Sharpe's personal collection is sure to pass an hour or two in giggly, heart-warming amusement. A valuable insight into the things that history pupils manage to get so, so wrong -