ABOUT THE AUTHOR Roald Dahl was born to Norwegian parents in 1916. He was born in Wales and spent his childhood in England. Dahl received his education at Repton and, at the age of 18, he left England to work with Shell Petroleum Company in Africa. He later worked as an RAF pilot and became Read more…
Books have been my companions since childhood. My parents and teachers encouraged me to read as much as I could. Amar Chitra Katha comics, Chandamama and Champak; soon gave way to Readers’ Digest, mystery novels by Enid Blyton; Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mystery novels; followed closely by the mushy and romantic, Mills & Boon Read more…
