The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
โ Scribed by Roald Dahl
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 024196203X
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โฆ Synopsis
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 ability; 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, A Piece of Cake.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Seven tales of fantasy and fun "are told with the special wit, the unexpected twists that have made Roald Dahl's short stories and children's books so popular with readers of all ages."--Book-of-the-Month Club News.
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 ability; and meet the hitchhiker whose light-fingers
### Review "Few modern writers have attracted such an appreciative audience among adults and children as Dahl. . . . All the tales are entrancing inventions." โ _Publishers Weekly_ ### From the Inside Flap If you could see with your eyes closed, how would you use your power? That?s what Henry has
The boy who talked with animals -- The hitchhiker -- The Mildenhall treasure -- The swan -- The wonderful story of Henry Sugar -- Lucky break -- A piece of cake.;An account of how the author came to be a writer and selections from his writer's notebook augment stories juxtaposing fantasy and truth,