Bibliograph

More about Boy, Roald Dahl's tales from childhood, Roald Dahl

Type

Label

More about Boy, Roald Dahl's tales from childhood, Roald Dahl

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

facsimilesplatesmapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

More about Boy

Oclc number

317455624

Responsibility statement

Roald Dahl

Sub title

Roald Dahl's tales from childhood

Summary

Humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood describe summer vacations in Norway and life in an English boarding school

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 -- Reston 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

Target audience

adolescent

Classification