{"product_id":"9781804944257","title":"The Greatest Nobodies of History : Minor Characters from Major Moments","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Bliss, Adrian\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eGeneral \u0026amp; world history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 31 July 2025 by Cornerstone (Penguin (Cornerstone)) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 22 | 216g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory belongs to the heroes. But to get the full story, sometimes you have to ask the side characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll that follows really happened, and some of it could even be true...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55457084014916,"sku":"9781804944257","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9781804944257.jpg?v=1755012938","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9781804944257","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}