when was the book matilda by roald dahl published
Matilda (novel) Matilda is a book by British writer Roald Dahl. It was published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in London, with 232 pages and illustrations by Quentin Blake. It was adapted as an audio reading by actress Kate Winslet, a 1996 feature film directed by Danny DeVito, a two-part BBC Radio 4 programme starring Lauren Mote as Matilda, Emerald O'Hanrahan as Miss Honey, Nichola McAuliffe as Miss Trunchbull and narrated by Lenny Henry, and a 2010 musical.[1][2][3][4]
James and the Giant Peach James and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The original first edition published by Alfred Knopf featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. There have been reillustrated versions of it over the years, done by Michael Simeon for the first British edition, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1996.
Lionel Bart Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 â€“ 3 April 1999) was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver![1][2]
Humpty Dumpty The earliest known version was published in Samuel Arnold's Juvenile Amusements in 1797[6] with the lyrics: