Roald Dahl has had a truly fascinating life. Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he was a pilot in the RAF during the Second World War, then an intelligence officer. In the 1960s he invented a stent, the Wade-Dahl-Till valve prompted by the need to alleviate head injuries. He then went on to write; children's books, adult books and screenplays. He is for many the world's Number One storyteller
Children's Books
- The Gremlins (1943)
- James and the Giant Peach (1961)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)
- The Magic Finger (1966)
- Fantastic Mr Fox (1968)
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972)
- Danny, the Champion of the World (1975)
- The Enormous Crocodile (1978)
- The Twits (1980)
- George's Marvellous Medicine (1981)
- Revolting Rhymes (1982)
- The BFG (1982)
- Dirty Beasts (1983)
- The Witches (1983)
- The Giraffe, and the Pelly and Me (1985)
- Matilda (1988)
- Rhyme Stew (1989)
- Esio Trot (1990)
- The Vicar of Nibbleswicke (1991)
- The Minpins (1991)
- Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety (1991)
Anthologies and collections
- The Roald Dahl Cookbook (1991)
- Revolting Recipes (1994)
- The Roald Dahl Treasury (1997)
- Even More Revolting Recipes (2001)
- Songs and Verse (2005)
- More About Boy (2008)
- Completely Revolting Recipes (2009)
Autobiographical Works
- Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984)
- Going Solo (1986)
Adult's Books
- Over to You (1946)
- Some Time Never (1948)
- Someone Like You (1953)
- Kiss Kiss ((1960)
- Switch Switch (1974)
- The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar and Six More (1977)
- My Uncle Oswald (1979)
- Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories (1983)
- Two Fables (1985)
- Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life (1989)
- My Year (1991)
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