This extraordinary collection takes readers on a fascinating journey into Dahl's unique imagination. At over 400 pages, it contains excerpts from Dahl's best-loved fiction for children and his autobiographical material. There are stories, rhymes, and memoirs as well as unpublished poetry and letters. Lavishly produced and illustrated in full-color, it features artwork by such prominent illustrators as Quentin Blake, Lane Smith, and Raymond Briggs.
Roald Dahl Treasury FROM THE PUBLISHER Roald Dahl, adventurer, inventor, fighter pilot, and father, lived an amazing lifeżżżand turned his life into extraordinary writing. This remarkable collection offers an unparalleled glimpse at a man of enormous sophistication who always kept his childlike sense of wonder. The Roald Dahl Treasury, over four hundred pages long, contains autobiographical material along with much familiar writing. We see an early draft of The BFG alongside a published chapter, and Dahl's notes on tortoises in tandem with the complete text of Esio Trot. Selections from his autobiographies, Boy and Going Solo, precede stories informed directly by his life. The collection contains much unpublished material, including poems, letters to children (and one written by Dahl as a boy), recipes, inventions, songs, a Christmas card, and even a postage stamp of The BFG. While some of the best-loved illustrations of his work have been included, there is also much original artwork. Artists featured include Quentin Blake, Lane Smith, Raymond Briggs, and Anthony Browne. Lavishly produced and illustrated in full color throughout, The Roald Dahl Treasury is a collector's item that can be pored over for hours, read and reread. It is a book that will become a cherished possession and a classic in the family library.
SYNOPSIS Anyone who has ever read James and the Giant Peach or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will love this lavishly illustrated treasury of those books, along with Dahl's short stories, rhymes, memoirs, unpublished poetry, and personal letters.
FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly More than 75 selections from the works of a master storyteller are collected in The Roald Dahl Treasury, first published in 1997, and now available in paperback. With excerpts from his most popular books-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; James and the Giant Peach; Matilda and more-as well as stories, poems, letters and essays, this hefty volume overflows with fascinating characters, clever wordplay and much merriment. Nothing was off-limits to Dahl's irreverent humor, including a version of Cinderella (from Revolting Rhymes) that begins: "I guess you think you know this story./ You don't. The real one's much more gory." Quentin Blake, Lane Smith, Ralph Steadman and others lend their visual interpretations to the fun. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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