Vulgar the Viking and the Terrible Talent Show - Chapter 1

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ILLUSTRATED BY

SARAH HORNE

With special thanks to Barry Hutchison First published in the UK in 2013 by Nosy Crow Ltd The Crow’s Nest, 10a Lant St London, SE1 1QR, UK Nosy Crow and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Nosy Crow Ltd Text copyright © Hothouse Fiction, 2013 Illustrations © Sarah Horne, 2013 The right of Hothouse Fiction and Sarah Horne to be identified as the author and illustrator respectively of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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