The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl

[arewenearlythere]

I loved this collection of seven short stories and they're up there in my favourites! 'Luck Break' is autobiographical and explains how Dahl started his career in writing after serving as a fighter pilot during World War II.

 

Others include:

Boy who talked with animals

The hitch-hiker

The Mildenhall treasure

The Swan

The wonderful story of Henry Sugar

 

[FaustoMerckx]

I recently picked up a couple of his short story collections whilst browsing through charity shops, I've only read a few of the stories so far but they have been brilliant. I didn't realise he wrote anything for older readers but I'm real glad he did, 'Tales of the Unexpected' is genius

[wickedvoodoo]

Damn. Memory lane trip.

 

I had to read this for a project in English. This was probably before I even started GCSE's (24 now) so quite a while back.

 

The title story is the one about the guy who trains himself to see through playing cards, no?

 

Was a cool book if I remember rightly.

[Deborah]

Thanks so much for this, it's my nephew's birthday soon, and this collection will make a nice little present for him, as he has already read pretty much everything from Roal Dahl.

[sophiagia10]

This is a good book for kids who like Roald Dahl,This book has six stories and all are very good and entertaining.I especially enjoyed the hitchhiker and of course, Henry Sugar.

[nicola8989]

I was given Someone Like You, another short story collection by Dahl, for World Book Night - I haven't read it yet but it does look good!

[Warwick]

I haven't read it, but the titles seem interesting enough to make me look for it the next time I go to the library...