The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
by Roald Dahl
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About This Item
DAHL, Roald. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. And Six More. London: Jonathan Cape [1977]. 8vo, 249pp. Navy cloth with spine stamped in gold. Pale orange endpapers. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (slightest crinkling along top edge).
First edition. A collection of seven short stories from the author of Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, including two autobiographical tales, and the title story, which was adapted into a 2024 Academy Award winning short film starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Synopsis
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.
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- Books of Wonder (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1112051
- Title
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- Format/Binding
- Navy cloth with spine stamped in gold
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 249pp.
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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