The Greatest Nobodies of History
Minor Characters from Major Moments
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Adrian Bliss
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Adrian Bliss
About this listen
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Narrated by Adrian Bliss, featuring the voices of Beth Rylance, Sebastian Humphreys and Kristin Atherton.
History belongs to the heroes. But to get the full story, sometimes you have to ask the side characters.
The lives of Leonardo da Vinci, Henry VIII and Queen Victoria fill bookshelves and fascinate scholars all over the world. But little attention is given to the ferret who posed for the renaissance master, the servant who oversaw the Tudor’s toilet time, or the famous horse who thrilled the miserable old monarch.
These supporting cast members have been waiting in the wings for too long, and Adrian Bliss thinks it’s high time they join their glory-hogging contemporaries in the spotlight. Fortunately, - thanks to some recently discovered ancient complaint letters, court transcripts and memoirs in bottles - now they can.
Equal parts fascinating and hilarious, The Greatest Nobodies of History is a surreal love letter to life’s forgotten heroes featuring hitherto undocumented accounts from Ancient Greece to the frontlines of the Great Emu War.
All that follows really happened, and some of it could even be true...
'All at once funny, touching, dazzlingly informative and fascinating, brilliantly imaginative and altogether wonderful. Capable of switching between divine silliness and genuinely tender sweetness, tragedy and wonder.' Stephen Fry
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- Liina Ulm
- 11-09-24
Light-hearted telling of not so light-hearted stories
I have always liked Adrian's sketches combining irony, historical figures, myths and humor. This book is a bit more serious than I expected and I like the storytelling a lot. Great light uplifting listening. Thanks, Adrian!
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-25-25
Congrats, Adrian!
Delightful stories, looking forward to many more. l was told l must do 15 words minimum, so l am just typing this because l originally said all l wantedbto say. 🤣
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- Claire Rendulic
- 11-03-24
I loved it
I enjoyed this version of historical stories with the added personality in the story even if the author used the creative license to tell them
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- Anonymous User
- 09-09-24
the stories were absolutely fantastic!
it was the perfect book with laughter, tears and simply great writing. First 5 star book of the year for me
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- Sophia
- 10-22-24
Revolutionary!
Instant classic, made me cry for multiple birds that may or may not have existed
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