The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Roald Dahl
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Roald Dahl
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Author: Roald Dahl

Narrator: Andrew Scott

Unabridged: 7 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/25/2013

Synopsis

“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times

Seven superb stories, from the world's no. 1 storyteller

Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A cleaver mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins.

About The Author

Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and it was there he began to write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long and illustrious career.After establishing himself as a writer for adults, Roald Dahl began writing children’s stories in 1960 while living in England with his family. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated.Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues to increase as his fantastic novels, including James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.Learn more about Roald Dahl on the official Roald Dahl Web site: www.roalddahl.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 10, 2020

A (somewhat) delightful variety of short stories. After reading Switch Bitch (also a short story collection by Dahl), I did not have much hope for this collection. If you have not read those stories, I could sum them up on three words: Pervy, Misogynistic and Disturbing. While this one was certainly......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on January 13, 2009

Didn't everyone try to learn to see through things using the flame trick like Henry Sugar?......more

Goodreads review by Calista on April 18, 2019

The short story collection contains 7 stories: The Boy Who Talked with Animals 4 stars The Hitch-Hiker 3 stars The Mildenhall Treasure 3 stars The Swan 3 stars The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 4 stars Lucky Break 4 stars A Piece of Cake 2 stars There are several of these that I really enjoyed and the rest......more

Goodreads review by Mariah Roze on March 04, 2017

This book is made up of multiple short stories by Roald Dahl. - "The Boy Who Talked With Animals - in which a stranded sea turtle and a small boy have more in common than meets the eye. - The Hitchhiker - proves that in a pinch a professional pickpocket can be the perfect pal. - The Mildenhall Treasure......more

Goodreads review by Rich on January 06, 2013

Re-reading one of my all time favorite books or more accurately short stories by Road Dahl. While the story of Henry Sugar is far less known than James and the Giant Peach or Charile and the Chocolate Factory ... as much as I loved those stories growing up, its Henry Sugar that stuck with me the mos......more

Quotes

"Few modern writers have attracted such an appreciative audience among adults and children as Dahl. . . . All the tales are entrancing inventions." —Publishers Weekly

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