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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Written by: Roald Dahl
Narrated by: Andrew Scott
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 “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. Action & Adventure Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fantasy Fiction Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Comedy

What the critics say

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

Editorial Review

Roald Dahl is one of the most celebrated children's book authors. Now, listeners can enjoy a fascinating collection of short stories in one place with, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More audiobook.

Roald Dahl has brought the world such masterpieces as James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, Matilda, The BFG, The Magic Finger and The Witches. With so many amazing stories to his name, it is fitting to have anthologies such as this to explore the incredible mind of Roald Dahl. These stories are a wonderful mix of reality and fantasy, best suited for a slightly older audience and young adult readers.

The stories, which include A Piece of Cake, The Hitchhiker, The Swan and The Mildenhall Treasure, are fanciful and filled with Roald's signature style. Two stories are biographical and even tell the story of how Roald Dahl came to be a famous author. There is also a non-fiction story about the time a farmer in the United Kingdom uncovered an incredible treasure. These fantastic stories are brought to life by the expert narration of beloved actor Andrew Scott who channels the wonderful tales in ways that sweep you away.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is being adapted to a Netflix TV series set to be directed by the legendary Wes Anderson. This is the second Roald Dahl adaptation from Wes Anderson. His first was Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Whether you are a long-time fan of Roald Dahl's works like The Great Glass Elevator or Danny the Champion of the World, or you are only discovering these incredible stories, this audiobook will fill you with wonder from the first story to the last.
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This collection is a bit of a hodgepodge. It includes a story that is mostly for kids (about a boy and a turtle) that reads like an episode of the Twilight Zone, but the rest is mostly for adults. In fact, if you like Roald Dahl short stories for grow-ups, this is the only collection currently available on audible. It also includes a short story based on Dahl's experience of being a fighter pilot in the second World War, and an autobiographical account ("Lucky Break") about how Dahl (met President Roosevelt and writer E.M.Forster and) became a writer. The biographical material is reminiscent of his books "Boy" and "Going Solo". The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar occupies a disproportionate space in this collection: it is more a novella than a short story. It is bizarre, intriguing, unbelievable, and includes a clunky "mise en abime" (a story within a story... within a story), but it all somehow comes together and leaves a lasting impression.

Narration: Andrew "Moriarty" Scott is excellent: good pace; emotional contrasts, silly accents and fun characterizations. His performance of the pickpocket in "The Hitchhiker" is particularly funny.

I wish all the stories in this collection were like "The Hitchhiker", which brings me to ask: please Audible, produce some of Dahl's collections of short stories for adults (such as "Kiss Kiss" and "Over to You")!

Great medley of stories for Roald Dahl fans

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