This is a collection of nine short stories by one of Britain's best-loved writers. This edition is part of a series of pre- and post-1914 works chosen especially for 14-18 year olds. The series features fiction, anthologies, poetry, plays and non-fiction.

 

This book is part of a book series called New Longman Literature 11-14 .

There are 192 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2000 by Pearson Education Limited .

Andrew Bennett is Senior Advisor/Inspector for the Borough of Blackpool. He is a Principal Moderator for GCSE English for a major examining board and was formerly Head of English, Deputy Headteacher and Headteacher. He is author of Collins Study & Revision Guide: GCSE English. Roald Dahl was born in Wales of Norwegian parents the child of a second marriage. His father and elder sister died when Roald was just three. His mother was left to raise two stepchildren and her own four children. Roald was her only son. He had an unhappy time at school and this influenced his writing greatly. He once said that what distinguished him from most other childrens writers was this business of remembering what it was like to be young. Many of his books have been turned into films - Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, The Witches, James and The Giant Peach, Esia Trot, Fantastic Mr Fox. Roalds childhood and schooldays are the subject of his autobiography Boy. https://www. roalddahl. com/