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Roald Dahl [1916-1990] British author
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Dahl, 17 years old |
Dahl in his writing hut. |
WWW Links:Dahl biography and short story summaries Dahl and Sociology article written by Sharon Royer Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) |
Major Works: Autobiography Boy-Tales from Childhood, 1984 Going Solo, 1986 Children’s Books The BFG, 1982 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 1964 Danny the Champion of the World, 1975 James and the Giant Peach, 1961 Matilda, 1988 The Twits, 1980 The Witches, 1983 Short Story Collections Switch B***h, 1974 The Best of Roald Dahl, 1978 The Umbrella Man and Other Stories, 1998 Completely Unexpected Tales, 1986 Miscellaneous Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories, 1983 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes, 1994 Poetry Dirty Beasts, 1983 Revolting Rhymes, 1982 And Many More! |
Dahl’s home in Dar es Salaam in the 1930s. |
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Dahl with goat, Alma, and dog, Jelly. |
Dahl, 1979 |
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Dahl’s autpbiography. |
The second half of Dahl’s autobiography. |
One of Dahl’s published diaries. Another came out in 2000. |
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One of Dahl’s collections of short stories. |
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"Have there ever been
two more wretched people than Mr. and Mrs. Twit? They're not just
horrible, they're extra–specially horrible. Mr. Twit has a beard
that houses every bit of moldy food that nearly made it to his mouth. Mrs.
Twit has a glass eye which she likes (refer to the Dahl fansite listed for this quote) |
The
Grand High Witch has a (Dahl fansite) |
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The little pig began to pray, |
Dahl’s last poem titled “As I Grow Old…” For more information, please visit the Dahl Fansite listed above. |
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This was the first book published in the US (1948) about nuclear war since Hiroshima. |
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Dahl’s “adult” novel about a commercial sperm broker. |
Dahl edited this book of Ghost stories. |
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Dahl was asked to write the text of this book to help promote safe railway usage to kids. |
Dahl Biography by Jeremy Treglown |
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is often banned because of its use of “profanity” and drugs.
to
pop in her husband's beer, saying, "I've got eyes everywhere so you'd
better be careful." But Mr. Twit can play tricks on his wife that are
just as clever and nasty. The Muggle–Wump monkeys, stuck in a cage in
the Twit's weedy, grubby garden, have been watching them play tricks on
each other for years. Now Mr. Muggle–Wump has an idea for a trick of his
own –– and he's going to make monkeys out of the Twits!"
fiendish
plan for getting rid of all the children in England. First, her fellow
hags will take over all the sweet shops. Next, they will sell poisoned
sweets and chocolate which turn children into mice! Then, make way for
the mouse traps...
And
though he ate the pig quite fast,
Dahl’s
recipes include such tasty delicacies as Bruce Bogtrotter’s cake (Matilda),
Stink Bug Eggs, and Snozzcumber or Fresh Mudburger.
