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What were Roald Dahl's first words? Read his account of going to football matches with Joss Spivvis, the gardener. This new edition of a favourite book contains a wealth of new photos, facts and writings about Roald Dahl and his childhood, together with the original text and illustrations from his much-loved memoir. With lots of little-known details, this is a must-have for all Dahl fans!
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More About Boy: Tales from Roald Dahl's Childhood
May 24, 2016, Puffin
paperback
in English
0141367377 9780141367378
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More about Boy: Roald Dahl's tales from childhood
2009, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
in English
- 1st American ed.
0374350558 9780374350550
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More about Boy: Roald Dahl's tales from childhood
2008, Puffin
in English
- New ed.
0141324473 9780141324470
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Table of Contents
Starting-point
Papa and Mama
More about Mama
Kindergarten, 1922/3
A grand time
Llandaff Cathedral School, 1923/5 (age 7/9)
The bicycle and the sweet-shop
The great mouse plot
A life without sweets
Going to Norway
The magic island
A visit to the doctor
The last lap
St. Peter's, 1925/9 (age 9-13)
First day
Writing home
The matron
Homesickness
A drive in the motor-car
The Maccano chariot
Captain Hardcastle
How I became a writer
Little Ellis and the boil
Goat's tobacco
Repton and Shell, 1929/36 (age 13/20)
Getting dressed for the big school
Boazers
Painful punishments
The headmaster
Chocolates
Horrid little boys and girls
Corkers
Fagging
That awful cold bath
Games and photography
Goodbye school
P.S
Excerpt from Going solo
A Dahl-tastic quiz.
Edition Notes
Originally published: London : Puffin Books, 2008.
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