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Novel "The boy"

  • First years (1916-1921)

    First years (1916-1921)

    My childhood.
  • Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Hesselberg

    Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Hesselberg

    his father and mother had four children.
    his father had two children with his first wife.
  • His sister and his father died.

    His sister and his father died.

    In 1920 his sister astri died from appendicitis and his father died because he refused to fight.
  • Kindergarten(1922-1923)

    Kindergarten(1922-1923)

    When he was six years old, he went to kindergarten called Elmtree House with his two sister, Mrs Corfield and Miss Turcker.
  • Preparatory school (1923-1925)

    Preparatory school (1923-1925)

    When he was seven he went to Llandaff Cathedral School.
  • Dead mouse

    Dead mouse

    when he was in the school, he found dead mouse.
    when he and his friend´s went to the sweet shop, he decided to put the mouse into the candy jar
  • Punishment for a mischief

    Punishment for a mischief

    Mrs Pratchett accused him and his friends in school with the headmaster and hit them with the cane.
  • Roald visited  the doctor

    Roald visited the doctor

    Roald and his mother visited the doctor and he cut out adenoids without anesthesia.
  • Holiday in Norway.

    Holiday in Norway.

    In the summer they went to Norway.
  • Boarding-school (1923-1929)

    Boarding-school (1923-1929)

    When he was just nine, he went to St Peter´s.
  • Writing home

    Writing home

    All sunday morning everyone had an hour to write a letter home, it was checked by the headmaster.
  • The Matron

    The Matron

    in the dormitory, the Matron had the power supreme.
  • Homesickness

    Homesickness

    He pretended was homesick because wanted go his home and the doctor gave him three days to stay in his home.
  • Christmas at home.

    Christmas at home.

    He went to home for the Christmas day and traveled in a new motor-car handled for his sister crashed and roald cut his nose.
  • His ancient half-sister

    His ancient half-sister

    His family made a joke to husband of his half-sister and in the pipe they put goat's tabaco.
  • Captain Hardcastle

    Captain Hardcastle

    Roald had to write an essay and he broke his nib so he borrowed a nib to Dobson but Hardcastle caught him and he accused for trying to cheat and for lying.
  • the disease

    the disease

    He had a flu and Ellis has his boil inside of his thigh.
  • Public School (1929-1936)

    Public School (1929-1936)

    When he was twelve, he went to Repton.
  • The headmaster

    The headmaster

    His headmaster became Bishop of London, and then Archbishop of Cantebury, who later even crowned the Queen.
  • Games

    Games

    Roald was Captain of Fives and Captain of Square-racquets.
  • Photograpby

    Photograpby

    Roald's art master, Arthur Norris helped him with an exhibition of one of his photographs.
  • His last term at his school.

    His last term at his school.

    He signed up to spend August with "The Public Schools" Exploring Society"
  • Goodbye school

    Goodbye school

    Roald got into Shell Company when he was exactly eighteen.
  • Trip to Africa.

    Trip to Africa.

    The Company Shell send to Roald to Africa for three years.
  • Fighter pilot.

    Fighter pilot.

    The Second World War started and then he became a fighter pilot.