This gripping anthology of the stories our history teachers didn't tell us includes: the fugutive whose favoruite food was his fellow escapers, the granny who giggled while her victims died in agony; the coral island awash with the blood of the Batavia killings; the lady-killing cad who rivalled Jack the Ripper; the monster of Norfolk Island; voluptuous Lola Montez; the gun molls whose kiss meant death; thegangsters who tried to kill our greatest sporting legend; and the musical genius who sang of the joys of flagellation.