The Greatest Nobodies of History
Minor Characters from Major Moments
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Adrian Bliss
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Adrian Bliss
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Narrated by Adrian Bliss, featuring the voices of Beth Rylance, Sebastian Humphreys and Kristin Atherton.
History belongs to the heroes. But to get the full story, sometimes you have to ask the side characters.
The lives of Leonardo da Vinci, Henry VIII and Queen Victoria fill bookshelves and fascinate scholars all over the world. But little attention is given to the ferret who posed for the renaissance master, the servant who oversaw the Tudor’s toilet time, or the famous horse who thrilled the miserable old monarch.
These supporting cast members have been waiting in the wings for too long, and Adrian Bliss thinks it’s high time they join their glory-hogging contemporaries in the spotlight. Fortunately, - thanks to some recently discovered ancient complaint letters, court transcripts and memoirs in bottles - now they can.
Equal parts fascinating and hilarious, The Greatest Nobodies of History is a surreal love letter to life’s forgotten heroes featuring hitherto undocumented accounts from Ancient Greece to the frontlines of the Great Emu War.
All that follows really happened, and some of it could even be true...
'All at once funny, touching, dazzlingly informative and fascinating, brilliantly imaginative and altogether wonderful. Capable of switching between divine silliness and genuinely tender sweetness, tragedy and wonder.' Stephen Fry
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-09-2024
Lots of chuckles
Fun & informative, with excellent delivery. Does a good job of entertaining the listener whilst still acknowledging the Not Funny parts of history. I hope there's more to come!
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- Anonymous User
- 21-10-2024
A modern interpretation of history
I follow Adrian on Instagram and love his quirky reels. Always good for a laugh. This book is equally delightful and you also learn something too.
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- Candy Weeden
- 05-09-2024
Outstanding
Amazing stories, well read and can’t wait for next book with even more interesting nobodies of history.
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- Icurfubar
- 04-09-2024
A Greatest Read
This book of short stories had everything and was very entertaining.
Taking a snippet of information from actual History and giving it an Adrian Bliss Twist was a stroke of genius.
As an Australian I was tickled pink to hear about our beloved Emu War...
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