Bibliograph

More about boy, Roald Dahl's tales from childhood, Roald Dahl ; [illustrations by Quentin Blake and Rowan Clifford]

Type

Label

More about boy, Roald Dahl's tales from childhood, Roald Dahl ; [illustrations by Quentin Blake and Rowan Clifford]

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

More about boy

Oclc number

311783360

Responsibility statement

Roald Dahl ; [illustrations by Quentin Blake and Rowan Clifford]

Sub title

Roald Dahl's tales from childhood

Summary

Roald Dahl got all of his wonderful ideas for stories from his own life. He told the story of his childhood in Boy. Now More about Boy features behind-the-scenes material, plus some secrets he left out

Table Of Contents

Starting-point: Papa and Mama -- More about Mama -- Kindergarten, 1922-3 -- A grand time -- Llandaff Cathedral School, 1923-5 (age 7-9): The bicycle and the sweet-shop -- The great mouse plot -- A life without sweets -- Going to Norway -- The magic Island -- A visit to the doctor -- The last lap -- St. Peter's, 1925-9 (age 9-13): First day -- Writing home -- The matron -- Homesickness -- A drive in the motor-car -- The Meccano chariot -- Captain Hardcastle -- How I became a writer -- Little Ellis and the boil -- Goat's tobacco -- Repton and Shell, 1929-36 (age 13-20): Getting dressed for the big school -- Boazers -- Painful punishments -- The headmaster -- Chocolates -- Ten horrid little boys and girls -- Corkers -- Fagging -- That awful cold bath -- Games and photography -- Goodbye school -- P.S. -- the voyage out (excerpt from going solo) -- A Dahl-tastic quiz --Notes and acknowledgments

Target audience

juvenile

Classification