The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More is a collection of seven short stories by Roald Dahl that blend fantasy, adventure, and autobiographical elements for older children and adults.

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instanceOf book
short story collection
adaptationBasedOnStory The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar NERFINISHED
adaptationDirector Wes Anderson NERFINISHED
author Roald Dahl NERFINISHED
authorNationality British
containsWork A Piece of Cake NERFINISHED
Lucky Break NERFINISHED
The Boy Who Talked with Animals NERFINISHED
The Hitch-hiker NERFINISHED
The Mildenhall Treasure NERFINISHED
The Swan NERFINISHED
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublicationYear 1977
genre adventure fiction
autobiographical fiction
children's literature
fantasy fiction
short stories
hasAdaptation The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023 film) NERFINISHED
hasAutobiographicalElements true
hasAutobiographicalStory A Piece of Cake NERFINISHED
Lucky Break
hasIllustrations true
hasMoralLesson charity over selfishness
consequences of greed
language English
mainStoryTitle The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar NERFINISHED
mediaType print
notableTheme chance and fate
greed and generosity
moral transformation
the supernatural
numberOfStories 7
originalLanguageTitle The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More NERFINISHED
originalPublisherCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
publisher Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 20th century
targetAudience adults
older children

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Roald Dahl notableWork The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More