Brief Histories of Everyday Objects Cricket and concludes with The Book

and concludes with The Book of Life

Finally rescued by wizard bodyguards

and stylish

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

PorterWorst witch by Jill MurphySecret garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettOne hundred and one dalmatians by Dodie SmithProfessor Branestawm's Christmas tree by Norman HunterWorzel Gummidge by Barbara Euphan ToddFrog prince by Brothers Grimm (Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm)

Brief Histories of Everyday Objects Cricket and concludes with The BookIn the tradition of A Cartoon History of the Universe and, most recent, Randall Munroe's What If? comes Brief Histories of Everyday Objects an intrepid, graphic tour through the unusual stories behind the creation of some of the overlooked items that surround us in our daily lives. Chapters introduce readers to a cast of inventors whose ideas led to the ballpoint pen riots, cowboy wars, and really bad Victorian practical jokes. Structured around the