The Vicar of Nibbleswicke to Dahl's previous novel "Esio Trot", noting that its title is "tortoise" backwards. The Vicar of Nibbleswicke The Vicar of Nibbleswicke is a children's story written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was first published in London in 1991, after Dahl's death, by Century. The protagonist is a dyslexic vicar, and the book was written to benefit the Dyslexia Institute in London (now Dyslexia Action), with Dahl and Blake donating their rights. The Reverend Robert Lee, the new vicar of Nibbleswicke, is suffering from a rare and acutely embarrassing condition: Back-to-Front Dyslexia, a fictional type of dyslexia
Roald Dahl: Collected Stories collections: Introduction by Jeremy Treglown Select Bibliography Chronology Appendix: Dates of Composition and First Publication There are other works that are arguably short stories, which are not included in this volume. The two halves of "Two Fables" were excluded by request of Felicity Dahl for unknown reasons. When the stories were next compiled, in 2012's two-volume "The Complete Short Stories" (an expansion/amendment of "Collected Stories"), the above seven stories were finally included, slotted chronologically into place, this time in publication rather than composition order. This brought "Two Fables" back into print for the first time in over 25 years and