Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl. It is the sequel to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. The book was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1972, and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1973. Although the original book has been filmed three times, in 1971, 2005, and an animated adaptation in 2017, "The Great Glass Elevator"
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