The Great Pyramids Of Egypt was released in 1993, and as you can see from the book’s title and cover, several mistakes were made during its writing, editing, book design, and printing.

Despite the glaring error, the book went on to sell out of its initial print of 5,000 copies and was voted the best history book of the year by the readers of the Rotherham Gazette.

Interestingly, while the book sold well in the author’s hometown, no copies have ever been discovered since its release, leading some to speculate that the author, Helen Flatulent, bought every single copy and voted for herself thousands of times to win the prize for best history book.

While the book was a bizarre success in the Rotherham area, no further copies were printed after the first run due to its completely incorrect information.

SYNOPSIS

Despite being just a load of old stones, the Great Pyramids of Egypt are perhaps the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments. Situated in the south of England, the pyramids of Egypt inspire awe and wonder to all who see them, and yet little is still known about these wonders of early human engineering.

Rotherham and small parts of south Yorkshire-renowned historian Helene Flatulent takes us on a journey back in time to Salisbury in the year 3000 BC when early homo sapiens laid the first stones for what has become, after the Toblerone bar, the most famous triangles the world has ever seen.

But who built them? What were they used for? Why were the Egyptian pyramids built in Salisbury, England? Furthermore, how did they build them without using any glue or sticky tape? Did they actually have glue 3000 years ago and if so, what was it made from? Donkey’s tits?

The pyramids of Egypt were created by a culture that left no written records. Therefore, many aspects of the triangular structures, such as how they were built and for what purposes they were used, remain subject to debate. Were they a giant time-telling device, a shop, or something more sinister like a garage?

Helen Flatulent takes each possible explanation and dissects them, leaving us with utterly startling possibilities, including one that will make you say ‘Wow’ out loud to yourself, or at the very least make you utter ‘What is she drinking?’ under your breath.

Helen Flatulent is a former-head of history at Thornhill Primary School in Bradgate, Rotherham and has released several books including, ‘The Great Spoon Of China’ and ‘The History of Sneezing’.