‘The Umbrella Man’ by Roald Dahl: Short Story Analysis ‘The Umbrella Man’ by Roald Dahl was published in the year 1980 in the short story collection More Tales of the Unexpected. Today, it’s one of the best-remembered short stories of the master of the twist in the tale – Roald Dahl. ‘The Umbrella Man’ is a story of a master trickster who for a pound robs umbrellas … [Read more...] about ‘The Umbrella Man’ by Roald Dahl: Short Story Analysis
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Roald Dahl’s poem on ‘Television’ and on encouraging children to read’ (Classics for Children)
‘Roald Dahl's poem on ‘Television’ and on encouraging children to read’ (Classics for Children) by Fiza Pathan We normally find a lot of short stories as well as certain non-fiction articles dealing with the plus points of reading good literature……..but, do any poems encourage us to read good literature ??????.......One does. This poem which encourages a student to read more … [Read more...] about Roald Dahl’s poem on ‘Television’ and on encouraging children to read’ (Classics for Children)
Review of ‘Matilda’ by Roald Dahl
Last week, I read the famous and much-loved Roald Dahl creation 'Matilda'. I read this book because of an interactive and multimedia project I had prepared for my tuition children of the 5th grade. They were totally besotted with the book and there is no need to wonder why. In his own simplistic style, full of made up words and surprises, Roald Dahl enchants the reader, making … [Read more...] about Review of ‘Matilda’ by Roald Dahl