Horrible literature!?

It is worth noting that spin-offs of the hugely successful Horrible Histories series encompass (gruesome) geography and (horrible) science. But there's none about english literature!

There is definitely a niche in the market for such study guides, particularly for boys as statistically they prefer school subjects like Science but struggle with English.


"Last year 85% of 11-year-old girls reached the expected level in English for their age compared to 76% of boys"
"Nearly a third of the teachers questioned said boys were put off before the book had even been opened, if they saw it had more than 200 pages."
"Teachers also revealed that classics of English literature, such as those by Jane Austen, are putting boys off reading." (via BBC News)