Doctor Who Discovers The Conquerors (novel)
Publisher's Summary
Dr Who encounters some of the most adventurous — and hardiest — characters in history as he journeys through time to meet The Conquerors. Not surprisingly the Doctor becomes mixed up in a few adventures himself as he witnesses Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain, Napoleon's triumph at the battle of Austerlitz and Hannibal's crossing of the Alps.
Dr Who Discovers The Conquerors is one of a new series of illustrated Dr Who books. Watch out for other titles of Dr Who's journeys of discovery.
Main Focus
- The Doctor and the TARDIS takes the reader on a voyage of discovery.
Notable Features
- Each title included a pull-out stapled poster featuring the cover artwork by Jeff Cummins.
- Contents (fully illustrated articles on each topic)
- Introduction
- Alexander the Great
- Boadicea
- Julius Caesar
- Hannibal
- Hadrian
- Charlemagne the Great
- Richard the Lionheart
- Sir Francis Drake
- Napolean
- Simon Bolivar
- Farewell
Notes
- Following the moderate success of The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book a range of educational books following a similar format was launched in November 1977.
- Originally consisting of five titles (in addition to the pilot Dinosaur title) a further 24 titles were planned (including Miners, Inventors and Pirates), before the series was cancelled due to poor sales.
- Each title in the series had a print run of 40,000 copies and were priced 75p (UK).
Credits
Series editor: Fred Newman
Series Designer: Frank Ainscough
Cover Artwork:
Internal Photographs: BBC Photographic Library
Internal illustrations: The Mansell Collection
See Also
Doctor Who Discovers: Early Man
Doctor Who Discovers: Prehistoric Animals
Doctor Who Discovers: Space Travel
Doctor Who Discovers: Strange and Mysterious Creatures
Target Books
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