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The Gremlins is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl and published in 1943. [1] In writing the book, Dahl draws on his own experience as a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during the Second World War.
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 ]
Roald Dahl [a] (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. [1] [2] His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. [3] [4] He has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century". [5]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. [1] The story was originally inspired by Roald Dahl's experience of chocolate companies during his schooldays at Repton School in ...
My Uncle Oswald is a 1979 novel in the sex comedy genre written by Roald Dahl.. The novel stars Uncle Oswald, a character who previously appeared in "The Visitor" and "Bitch", two short stories also written by Roald Dahl (and which can both be found in the 1974 book Switch Bitch).
Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected is a collection of 16 short stories written by British author Roald Dahl and first published in 1979. All of the stories were earlier published in various magazines, and then in the collections Someone Like You and Kiss Kiss .
Esio Trot is a 1990 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. [1] The title is an anadrome of "tortoise". It was the last of Dahl's books to be published in his lifetime; he died just two months later.
The Twits is a 1980 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl.It was first published by Jonathan Cape.The story features The Twits (Mr. and Mrs. Twit), a spiteful, idle, unkempt couple who continuously play nasty practical jokes on each other to amuse themselves, and exercise their devious wickedness on their pet monkeys.