Best Novels Of Roald Dahl - April 2024

The Best of Roald Dahl

If Stephen King could write with murderous concision, he might have come up with "The Landlady," the story of a boarding house with an oddly talented proprietress and a small but permanent clientele. If Clive Barker had a sense of humor, he might have written "Pig," a brutally funny look at cooks and vegetarianism. And a more bloodthirsty Jorge Luis Borges might have imagined the fanatical little gambler in "Man From the South," who does his betting with a hammer, nails, and a butcher knife.But all these stories in this volume were written by Roald Dahl, whose genius for the horrific and grot... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679729917
• ASIN: 0679729917
• ISBN: 9780679729914
• Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

The BFG

• ASIN: B00INIXTKY
• ASIN: B00INIXTKY
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

Roald Dahl Collection - 15 Paperback Book Boxed Set

1. The Witches, 2. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, 3. Matilda, 4. The BFG, 5. Going Solo, 6. George's Marvellous Medicine, 7. Danny the Champion of the World, 8. James and the Giant Peach, 9. The Twits, 10. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, 11. Boy Tales of Childhood, 12. Fantastic Mr Fox, 13. Esio Trot, 14. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and 15. The Magic Finger

• ASIN: 0141349980
• ASIN: 0141349980
• ISBN: 0141349980
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket Book 1)

• ASIN: B0093X805W
• ASIN: B0093X805W
• ISBN: 0142410314
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

Matilda

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!"Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts." —The New York Times Boo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0142410373
• ASIN: 0142410373
• ISBN: 0142410373
• Brand: Dahl, Roald/ Blake, Quentin (ILT)
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

James and the Giant Peach

• ASIN: B0096HG2AK
• ASIN: B0096HG2AK
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

The Witches

• ASIN: B00INIYHJQ
• ASIN: B00INIYHJQ
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

Danny the Champion of the World

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.

• ASIN: 0142410330
• ASIN: 0142410330
• ISBN: 0142410330
• Brand: Puffin Books
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

Lamb to the Slaughter (Serenity's Plain Secrets Book 1)

"A well-crafted tale of murder begotten by the collision of two incompatible worlds." -Kirkus ReviewsSOME AMISH COMMUNITIES AREN'T SO COZYLamb to the Slaughter, the first book in Serenity's Plain Secrets, is the story about the intertwining lives of three unlikely people in an Indiana Amish Community and the devastating results when a rebellious teenage girl is found shot to death in a corn field during the harvest. Serenity Adams is the newly elected young sheriff in the rural town of Blood Rock, and besides dealing with the threatening behavior of her predecessor, she now has a dead Amish gi... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00J0LY146
• ASIN: B00J0LY146
• Manufacturer: Karen Ann Hopkins

The Mysterious Benedict Society Complete Paperback Collection

A gorgeous paperback gift set of the New York Times bestselling Mysterious Benedict Society books as well as the prequel novel and the companion puzzle book, all featuring fresh, updated covers!Catch up on the adventures of the Mysterious Benedict Society with this paperback boxed set, which includes the three original books in the New York Times bestselling series: The Mysterious Benedict Society, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma, as well as the prequel, The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict, and th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316318159
• ASIN: 0316318159
• ISBN: 0316318159
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Roald Dahl's Book of ghost stories

• ASIN: 0224021494
• ASIN: 0224021494
• ISBN: 0224021494
• Brand: Cape
• Manufacturer: Cape

The Infernals: A Samuel Johnson Tale

• ASIN: B004T4KXC8
• ASIN: B004T4KXC8
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

E. B. White Box Set: Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan

This box set contains paperback editions of the Newbery Honor-winning Charlotte's Web, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal-winning Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan—three beloved, timeless classics by E. B. White, with black-and-white illustrations by Garth Williams and Fred Marcellino. Charlotte's WebSome Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0064409643
• UPC: 046594017857
• ASIN: 0064409643
• ISBN: 0064409643
• Brand: HarperCollins
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins

Little Women (Puffin Classics)

• ASIN: B002RI9WAC
• ASIN: B002RI9WAC
• Manufacturer: Puffin

Charlie & the Great Glass Elevator (Hardback) - Common

Charlie and Willy Wonka are back, this time in a fantastic journey to outer space in their giant glass elevator. Illustrations.

• ASIN: B00FFB85LA
• UPC: 884191130865
• ASIN: B00FFB85LA
• Manufacturer: Random House USA Children's Books

The Best of Roald Dahl

Stories relate the macabre exploits of an assortment of comical and grotesque characters from all walks of

• UPC: 380540
• Rating: 5.0

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Book Analysis) - eBook

In this clear and detailed reading guide, we’ve done all the hard work for you!Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dhal is a world-renowned children’s novel, in which a poor and famished young boy

• UPC: 114320993
• Rating: 4.299

Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate de Roald Dahl (Guía de lectura) - eBook

ResumenExpress.com presenta y analiza en esta guía de lectura Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate de Roald Dahl, un clásico de la literatura juvenil mundialmente conocido, en el que se cuenta la historia de Charlie,

• UPC: 896245868

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

"First published in the United States of America by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1964. Published in Puffin Books by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1988"--T.p.

• UPC: 173442722
• Rating: 4.299

Cuentos completos de Roald Dahl - eBook

Por primera vez en un único volumen, esta edición definitiva de los Cuentos completos de Roald Dahl incluye algunos relatos inéditos en español.Brillante y con tintes fantásticos como un Grimm, realista como un O. Henry

• UPC: 482325734

Il meglio di Roald Dahl - eBook

Venti racconti dal maestro dell’imprevedibile: caustico, cinico, irriverente, Roald Dahl colpisce il lettore con uno humour sofisticato e macabro, lasciandolo senza parole di fronte alla beffa e al repentino ribaltamento di situazioni di apparente normalità

• UPC: 756568351

Tales of the Unexpected

Twenty-four eerie, macabre, and sometimes hilarious short stories offer a varied sampler of the art of the surprise

• UPC: 380539
• Rating: 3.6

Gender-Stereotyping in Children's Literature. A Case Study on the children's novel 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl - eBook

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 3,0, University of Erfurt (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Language and Gender, language: English, abstract: This study examines the language use

• UPC: 340699197

Switch Bitch

"Dahl is too good a storyteller to become predictable." --The Daily Telegraph In Switch Bitch four tales of seduction and suspense are told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl. Topping and

• UPC: 20902555
• Rating: 4.4

My Uncle Oswald - eBook

Meet Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, Roald Dahl's most disgraceful and extraordinary character . . . Aside from being thoroughly debauched, strikingly attractive and astonishingly wealthy, Uncle Oswald was the greatest bounder, bon vivant and fornicator of

• UPC: 349355878
• Rating: 3.429