Matilda, Volume 1Matilda is a genius, but her parents treat her like a dolt, so she applies her untapped mental powers to get revenge on her parents and rid her school of the evil headmistress. "Dahl has written another fun and funny book with a child's perspective on an adult world. As usual, Blake's comical sketches are the perfect complement to the satirical humor".--School Library Journal. |
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Page 35
... purple - striped pyjamas with a pork - pie hat on his head , she thought how stupid he looked . Hardly the kind of man a wife dreams about , she told herself . कै Mr Wormwood discovered that the worst thing about having a 35.
... purple - striped pyjamas with a pork - pie hat on his head , she thought how stupid he looked . Hardly the kind of man a wife dreams about , she told herself . कै Mr Wormwood discovered that the worst thing about having a 35.
Page 80
... thought others were fairly dull . " " Tell me one that you liked . " " I liked The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , " Matilda said . " I think Mr C. S. Lewis is a very good writer . But he has one failing . There are no funny bits in ...
... thought others were fairly dull . " " Tell me one that you liked . " " I liked The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , " Matilda said . " I think Mr C. S. Lewis is a very good writer . But he has one failing . There are no funny bits in ...
Page 173
... thought Miss Honey , how often small children have flights of fancy like this . She decided to put an end to it as gently as possible . " Could you do it again ? " she asked , not unkindly . " I don't know , " Matilda said , " but I ...
... thought Miss Honey , how often small children have flights of fancy like this . She decided to put an end to it as gently as possible . " Could you do it again ? " she asked , not unkindly . " I don't know , " Matilda said , " but I ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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