Roald Dahl Collection 16 Books Box Set

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Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was a British author and scriptwriter, [1] and "the most popular writer of children's books since Enid Blyton", according to Philip Howard, the literary editor of The Times. [2] He was raised by his Norwegian mother, who took him on annual trips to Norway, where she told him the stories of trolls and witches present in the dark Scandinavian fables. Dahl was influenced by the stories, and returned to many of the themes in his children's books. [3] His mother also nurtured a passion in the young Dahl for reading and literature. [4] Conant, Jennet (2008). The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington. London: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-9458-4. Queen's honours refused". Archived from the original on 2 February 2012 . Retrieved 16 September 2014.

Norwegian Dreamliner takes off with new Jane Austen adorned tail fin for first time". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022 . Retrieved 14 September 2018. How Dylan Thomas's writing shed inspired Roald Dahl". BBC. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019 . Retrieved 20 June 2018. In December 2009, BBC Radio 4's Classic Serial broadcast a two-part adaptation by Charlotte Jones of the novel with Lenny Henry as the Narrator, Lauren Mote as Matilda, Nichola McAuliffe as Miss Trunchbull, Emerald O'Hanrahan as Miss Honey, Claire Rushbrook as Mrs. Wormwood and John Biggins as Mr. Wormwood. [20] Arguably the Shakespeare of children's literature, from Fantastic Mr Fox to Matilda and The BFG, filmmakers and animators are still drawing from the enormous vat of material he created." a b c "Roald Dahl on God: The day I lost faith in 'the Boss' ". The Telegraph. No.6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022.Dahl, Roald (1999). "Min mor". I Roald Dahls kjøkken. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. p.65. ISBN 8205256136. a b "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". The Times. 5 January 2008. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014 . Retrieved 16 September 2014.

Dahl was rescued and taken to a first-aid post in Mersa Matruh, where he regained consciousness, but not his sight. He was transported by train to the Royal Navy hospital in Alexandria. There he fell in and out of love with a nurse, Mary Welland. An RAF inquiry into the crash revealed that the location to which he had been told to fly was completely wrong, and he had mistakenly been sent instead into the no man's land between the Allied and Italian forces. [61] A Hawker Hurricane Mk 1, the aircraft type in which Dahl engaged in aerial combat over Greece A UK television special titled Roald Dahl's Revolting Rule Book which was hosted by Richard E. Grant and aired on 22 September 2007, commemorated Dahl's 90th birthday and also celebrated his impact as a children's author in popular culture. [131] It also featured eight main rules he applied on all his children's books: Dahl's childhood sweetshop and its influence on his books". BBC News. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017 . Retrieved 8 October 2022.

Howard, Philip (2011). "Dahl, Roald". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (onlineed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/39827. Don't be foolish,' my grandmother said. 'Besides, there are plenty of other reasons why women might wear wigs and there is certainly nothing wrong with that.' David Walliams up for Roald Dahl award". BBC News. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014 . Retrieved 16 September 2014. Crew, Jemma (18 April 2013). "What can we learn from Roald Dahl's The Witches?". NewStatesman . Retrieved 5 May 2021. Bergeson, Samantha (15 June 2022). " 'Matilda' Trailer: Emma Thompson Is Unrecognizable as Monstrous Miss Trunchbull in Roald Dahl Musical". IndieWire . Retrieved 16 June 2022.

Roald Dahl: The fighter pilot". Roald Dahl.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019 . Retrieved 21 January 2020.Dahl's charitable commitments in the fields of neurology, haematology and literacy during his life have been continued by his widow since his death, through Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity, formerly known as the Roald Dahl Foundation. [118] The charity provides care and support to seriously ill children and young people throughout the UK. [156] In June 2005, the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in the author's home village Great Missenden was officially opened by Cherie Blair, wife of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, to celebrate the work of Roald Dahl and advance his work in literacy education. [157] Over 50,000 visitors from abroad, mainly from Australia, Japan, the United States and Germany, travel to the village museum every year. [158] Matilda the Musical has been shown in the West End (pictured) since November 2011, and on Broadway between 2013 and 2017 Peter Rabbit blazed a trail still well trod". The Times. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022 . Retrieved 6 October 2022. Roald Dahl's School Days". BBC Wales. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010 . Retrieved 24 January 2010.

Phillips, Catherine (13 September 2016). "Top ten best-selling Roald Dahl books revealed". Worcester News. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022 . Retrieved 1 October 2020. According to Dahl's autobiography, Boy: Tales of Childhood, a friend named Michael was viciously caned by headmaster Geoffrey Fisher. Writing in that same book, Dahl reflected: "All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed literally to wound other boys, and sometimes quite severely... I couldn't get over it. I never have got over it." [40] Fisher was later appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, and he crowned Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. However, according to Dahl's biographer Jeremy Treglown, [41] the caning took place in May 1933, a year after Fisher had left Repton; the headmaster was in fact J. T. Christie, Fisher's successor as headmaster. Dahl said the incident caused him to "have doubts about religion and even about God". [42] He viewed the brutality of the caning as being the result of the headmaster's enmity towards children, an attitude Dahl would later attribute to the Grand High Witch in The Witches who exclaims that "children are rrreee-volting!". [37]a b c Curtis, James M. (June 2014). " "We Have a Great Task Ahead of Us!": Child-Hate in Roald Dahl's The Witches". Children's Literature in Education. 45 (2): 166–177. doi: 10.1007/s10583-013-9207-6. ISSN 0045-6713. S2CID 161524696.