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An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details. This is not an autobiography. I would never write a history of myself. On the other hand, throughout my young days at school and just afterwards a number of things happened to me that I have never forgotten...' "Boy" is a funny, insightful and at times grotesque glimpse into the early life of Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors. We discover his experiences of the Engl ish public school system, the idyllic paradise of summer holidays in Norway, the pleasures (and pains) of the sweetshop, and how it is that he avoided being a Boazer. This is the unadulterated childhood - sad and funny, macabre and delightful - that inspired Britain's favourite storyteller and also speaks of an age which vanished with the coming of the Second World War.

What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband? In these dark , disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning, sly, selfish part of each of us that leads us into the territory of the unexpected and unsettling. Stylish, macabre and haunting, these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease. The stories are: "The Landlady", "William and Mary", "The Way Up To Heaven", "Parson's Pleasure", "Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat", "Royal Jelly", "Georgy Porgy", "Genesis and Catastrophe", "Edward the Conqueror", "P ig", and "The Champion of the World".

This title presents ten terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot, from the master of the short story, Roald Dahl. During the Second World War Roald Dahl served in the RAF and even suffered horrific injuries in an air crash in the Libyan de sert. Drawing on his own experiences as a fighter pilot, Dahl crafted these ten spine-tingling stories: of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare of being shot down; the infectious madness of conflict; and, the nervy jollity of the Mess and Ops roo m. Dahl brilliantly conveys the bizarre reality of a wartime pilot's daily existence, where death is a constant companion and life is lived from one heartbeat to the next. Stories include: "Death of an Old Man", "An African Story", "A Piece of Cake", "Madame Rosette", "Katina", "Yesterday was Beautiful", "They Shall Not Grow", "Beware of the Dog", "Only This", and "Someone Like You".

Enter a brilliant, sinister and wholly unpredictable world. Here you will find the suggestion of other-worldly goings on in a dark story about a swan and a boy; the surprising tale of a wealthy young wastrel who suddenly develops a remarkable new abi lity; and, meet the hitchhiker whose light-fingers save the day. Stories include: "The Boy Who Talked with Animals", "The Hitch-hiker", "The Mildenhall Treasure", "The Swan", "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "Lucky Break", and "A Piece of Cake".

What happens when the five luckiest children in the entire world walk through the doors of Willy Wonka's famous, mysterious chocolate factory? What happens when, one by one, the children disobey Mr. Wonka's orders? In Dahl's most popular story, the nasty are punished and the good are deliciously, sumptuously rewarded. This is a delectable new Deluxe edition of this wonderful classic.

An enormous escaped rhinoceros from London Zoo has eaten James' parents. And it gets worse! James is packed off to live with his two really horrible aunts, Sponge and Spiker. Poor James is miserable, until something peculiar happens and James finds himself on the most wonderful and extraordinary journey he could ever imagine...This is a new and delectable Deluxe edition of this wonderful classic.

Od A do Z Souborným vydáním padesáti nejlepších Dahlových povídek se završí Sebrané Dahlovy spisy, které soustavně vydáváme od svého založení. Nezbytnost pro všechny Dahlovy příznivce, kteří chtějí mít v knihovně jeho tvorbu pro dospělé konečně kompletní.

Od A do Z Souborným vydáním padesáti nejlepších Dahlových povídek se završí Sebrané Dahlovy spisy, které soustavně vydáváme od svého založení. Nezbytnost pro všechny Dahlovy příznivce, kteří chtějí mít v knihovně jeho tvorbu pro dospělé konečně kompletní

This is Roald Dahl's irreverent and hilarious collection, "Revolting Rhymes". Six of the best-loved nursery tales, retold with surprising and sometimes disgusting twists! Wicked beasts, brazen crooks and a ghastly giant star in these hilarious nursery rhymes with bite. "A true genius...Roald Dahl is my hero". (David Walliams). Phizz-whizzing new branding for the world's No.1 storyteller, Roald Dahl! Exciting, bold and instantly recognisable with Quentin Blake's inimitable artwork. Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers after his death in 1990, and total sales are now over 100 million worldwide! Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's illustrators. It's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations. Look out for the whole collection of wondercrump Roald Dahl books! "The Enormous Crocodile"; "Fantastic Mr Fox"; "The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me"; "The Magic finger"; "The Twits"; "The BFP"; "Boy: Tales of Childhood"; "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"; "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator"; "The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka"; "Danny the Champion of the World"; "George's Marvellous Medicine"; "Going Solo"; "James and the Giant Peach"; "Matilda"; "The Witches"; "Dirty Beasts"; "The Minpins"; "Revolting Rhymes For Teens: The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories"; "Rhyme Stew"; "Skin and Other Stories"; "The Vicar of Nibbleswicke"; and, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More".

Rodiče o Matyldě říkají samé hrozné věci. Ve skutečnosti je Matylda génius, a oni jsou ti hloupí. Přečtěte si, jak na ně a na zlou ředitelku školy, slečnu Kruťákovou, Matylda vyzraje a jak objeví, že má jednu zvláštní, mimořádnou schopnost. Matylda, knížka vynikajícího vypravěče Roalda Dahla, si získala srdce čtenářů na celém světě a dočkala se i filmového zpracování.

A treasure trove of Dahl! Amazing facts - some funny, some silly - and an original chapter from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory make this a splendiferous, surprising and delicious treat from the wonderful world of Roald Dahl!

Bursting with fantabulous fun, including story extracts, games, puzzles, ideas to make, colour and draw and crammed with squiffingly-good stickers. Perfect to keep little hands busy!

Matilda is a clever and unusual little girl. But her parents aren’t interested in her, and the terrible head teacher at her school hates clever children. But Matilda finds a way to be strong, and the results are very funny.

V první knize své autobiografie vzpomíná slavný spisovatel na svá školní léta, kdy mu nikdo z jeho učitelů nevěstil slavnou budoucnost, a už vůbec ne na poli literatury. Dahla rodiče poslali v poměrně nízkém věku, jak tehdy bylo zvykem, do internátní škol

V druhé části dahlovské autobiografie se dočteme o létech strávených ve východní Africe jako zástupce společnosti ShellOil i o spisovatelově účasti ve II. světové válce v uniformě pilota RAF. Nejedna z příhod zde vylíčených se pak dočkala literárního zpra

A collection of (mainly) grisly beasts out for human blood, ranging from Gocky-Wock the crocodile to Sting-A-Ling the scorpion. Described in verse with all Dahl's usual gusto and illustrated in suitably lurid style by Quentin Blake.