Boy: Tales of ChildhoodFind out where the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG got all his wonderful story ideas in this autobiographical account of his childhood! From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury's? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don’t yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed! |
Contents
Kindergarten 19223 | |
The Great Mouse Plot | |
Going to Norway | |
A visit to the doctor | |
The Matron | |
Captain Hardcastle | |
Little Ellis and the boil | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ancient halfsister ancient sister began boat Boazer BRAITHWAITE Bristol Channel called cane Captain Hardcastle Cardiff Carleton changingroom chocolate Coombes Corkers corridor couldn’t cried dandruff dead mouse desk doctor door dormitory dotty Epsom salts eyes face Fags father fingers five front Gobstoppers grey grownups hand happened head Headmaster Headmaster’s hour knew La Rochelle Liquorice Llandaff Cathedral School look lovely manly lover MASTER Matron Miss Trefusis morning mother mouth Nanny never Norway Norwegian nose once one’s Oslo pipe porthole Pratchett Prep pyjamas remember Repton Revolting Rhymes Roald Dahl rocks round Sarpsborg Shell Company Sherbet shipbroker shoulders shouted sitting skaal St Peter’s stared Stripe stroke suddenly talking taxi tell There’s thing Thwaites told took towel trousers tuckbox U.N. Savory voice walked watching week What’s whole wonderful