A house called Awful End : book one of the Eddie Dickens trilogy /
Philip Ardagh ; illustrated by David Roberts.
- 1st American ed.
- New York, NY : Henry Holt & Co., 2002.
- 119 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- The Eddie Dickens trilogy Book 1. .
- Ardagh, Philip. Eddie Dickens trilogy (Listening Library) Book 1. .
Originally published in London: Faber and Faber, 2000, under title: Awful End. Sequel: Dreadful acts.
When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become "a bit crinkly round the edges," he is taken by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow.