Format:
Book
Title:
Boy : tales of childhood
Author:
ISBN:
9780374373740
9780140318906
9780141303055
9780141326283
9780140089172
9780142413814
9781451726183
9780613639224
Edition:
First American edition.
Publication:
New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1984.
Physical Description:
160 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Starting-point: Papa and Mama -- Kindergarten, 1922-3 -- Llandaff Cathedral School, 1923-5 (age 7-9): Bicycle and the sweet-shop -- Great mouse plot -- Mr. Coombes -- Mrs. Pratchett's revenge -- Going to Norway -- Magic Island -- Visit to the doctor -- St. Peter's, 1925-9 (age 9-13): First day -- Writing home -- Matron -- Homesickness -- Drive in the motor-car -- Captain Hardcastle -- Little Ellis and the boil -- Goat's tobacco -- Repton and Shell, 1929-36 (age 13-20): Getting dressed for the big school -- Boazers -- Headmaster -- Chocolates -- Corkers -- Fagging -- Games and photography -- Goodbye school.
Summary:
Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.
Electronic Access:
http://www.roalddahl.com/