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Terry Deary's Victorian Tales explore the fascinating world of the Victorians, including many of the incredible achievements and breakthroughs that took place, through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. 'The Sea Monsters' features a dangerous race between two giant steam ships, the Sirius and the Great Western. Which steam-driven sea monster will get to New York first? In 'The Twisted Tunnels', the building of the London Underground Railway comes at a terrible cost for Jenny and her grandfather. In 'Terror on the Train', Charles Dickens is involved in a train crash, and fights heroically to save lives and rescue the handwritten manuscript of Our Mutual Friend. Finally, 'The Fabulous Flyer' tells the story of Henri Giffard, who has invented an incredible new machine – a steam-driven airship. Now he's determined to make mankind's first ever powered flight.

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"William Terence ""Terry"" Deary is a British children's author of over 200 books, selling over 25 million copies in over 40 languages. Toby Longworth is a British actor who has appeared on film, radio and television. He has worked mostly as an audiobook narrator and has also performed in a number of radio productions and audio dramas for BBC Radio, including the Doctor Who series. Toby has also provided his voice to a number of video game adaptations including Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs."

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