An edition of Boy (1984)

Boy

tales of childhood

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An edition of Boy (1984)

Boy

tales of childhood

  • 4.03 ·
  • 35 Ratings
  • 240 Want to read
  • 19 Currently reading
  • 42 Have read

Boy is an autobiographical book by British writer Roald Dahl. This book describes his life from birth until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to writing as a career. It ends with his first job, working for Royal Dutch Shell. His autobiography continues in the book Going Solo. An expanded edition titled More About Boy was published in 2008, featuring the full original text and illustrations with additional stories, letters, and photographs. It presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.

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Publisher
Puffin Books
Language
English
Pages
176

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Boy
2013, Puffin
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2012, Penguin Books, Limited
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2012, Jonathan Cape
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1998-01, Trumpet Club
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July 1, 1997, Gallimard-Jeunesse
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Boy: tales of childhood
1986, Puffin Books
in English
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Boy
1984, Farrar Straus Giroux
in English
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Moi, Boy
Publish date unknown, Livre de Poche
Mass Market Paperback in French

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Middlesex, England

First Sentence

"An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is full of all sorts of boring details."

Table of Contents

Starting-point
Papa and Mama Page 11
Kindergarden, 1922-3 Page 20
Llandaff Cathedral School, 1923-5(age 7-9)
The bicycle and the sweet shop Page 27
The Great Mouse Plot Page 35
Mr Coombes Page 38
Mrs Pratchett's revenge Page 46
Going to Norway Page 53
The magic island Page 60
A Visit to the Doctor Page 78
St Peter's, 1925-9(age 9-13)
First Day Page 85
Writing Home Page 92
The Matron Page 98
Homesickness Page 109
A Drive in the Motor-car Page 117
Captian Hardcastle Page 129
Little Ellis and the Boil Page 150
Goat's Tobacco Page 154
Repton and Shell, 1929-36(age 13-20)
Getting Dressed for the Big School Page 165
Boazers Page 173
The Headmaster Page 176
Chocolates Page 181
Corkers Page 185
Fagging Page 190
Games and Photography Page 198
Goodbye School Page 205

Edition Notes

Puffin Books

Genre
Biography
Copyright Date
1984

The Physical Object

Pagination
176 p. :
Number of pages
176

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23762150M
LCCN
85043255

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