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{{Short description|List of works written by Roald Dahl}}

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| Novel = 19

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| Script = 12

| Poem = 3

| Editorbook = 1

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Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was a British author and scriptwriter, and "the most popular writer of children's books since Enid Blyton", according to Philip Howard, the literary editor of The Times.

Dahl wrote his first story for children, The Gremlins, in 1943; the story was also written for Walt Disney, who was interested in turning it into a film that was ultimately never made.{{cite journal |last1=Royer |first1=Sharon E. |title=Roald Dahl and Sociology 101 |journal=The ALAN Review |date=1 September 1998 |volume=26 |issue=1 |doi=10.21061/alan.v26i1.a.6 }} This was Roald Dahl's first children's book published, though it was originally not written as such.{{cite web |url=https://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/stories/f-j/the-gremlins |title=The Gremlins: Background |website=Roald Dahl}} Dahl continued to write short stories, although these were all aimed at the adult market. Dahl worked for periodicals as a short story contributor. Other stories were sold to magazines and newspapers, and were later compiled into collections, the first of which was published in 1946.{{sfn|Walker|2004|pp=40–41}} Dahl began to make up bedtime stories for the children, and these formed the basis of several of his stories.{{sfn|Sturrock|2010|pp=350–51}} His first novel intentionally written for children, James and the Giant Peach, was published in 1961,{{sfn|Walker|2002|p=12}} which was followed, along with others, by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964), Fantastic Mr Fox (1970), Danny, the Champion of the World (1975), The BFG (1982) and Matilda in 1988.{{sfn|Book and Magazine Collector|2005|pp=20–27}}

Dahl's first script was for a stage work, The Honeys, which appeared on Broadway in 1955. He followed this with a television script, "Lamb to the Slaughter", for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents series. He co-wrote screenplays for film, including for You Only Live Twice (1967) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).{{sfn|Walker|2002|p=22–23}} In 1982 Dahl published the first of three editions of poems aimed at children. The following year he edited a book of ghost stories. He wrote several works of non-fiction, including three autobiographies, a cookery book, a safety leaflet for the British railways and a book on measles, which was about the death of his daughter Olivia from measles encephalitis.{{sfn|Sturrock|2010|pp=627–28}}

As at 2019, Dahl's works have been translated into 63 languages and have sold more than 200 million books worldwide. Dahl was known as “The World’s No. 1 Story-teller” due to how his books celebrate nonsense, imagination, and creativity. It is because of this that his books are still popular with children.{{Cite journal |last=Spivey |first=Madeline |date=2020 |title=Roald Dahl and the Construction of Childhood: Writing the Child as Other |journal=The Oswald Review }} His awards for contribution to literature include the 1983 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, and the British Book Awards' Children's Author of the Year in 1990. In 2008 The Times placed Dahl 16th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". He has been referred to by The Independent as "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century". On his death in 1990, Howard considered him "one of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation".

Novels

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|+ Dahl's novels

scope="col" | Title{{sfn|Sturrock|2010|pp=627–28}}{{sfn|Book and Magazine Collector|2005|pp=17–30}}{{sfn|Grigsby|1994|p=40}}{{sfn|Carrick|2002|pp=37–38}}

! scope="col" | Year of first
publication

! scope="col" | First edition publisher

! scope="col" | Scope

scope="row" | {{sort|Gremlins|The Gremlins}}

| {{sort|1943|1943}}

| Random House, New York

| Children

scope="row" | Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen{{efn|Also published as Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen.{{sfn|Book and Magazine Collector|2005|p=18}}}}

| {{sort|1948|1948}}

| Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

| Adult

scope="row" | James and the Giant Peach

| {{sort|1961|1961}}

| Alfred A. Knopf, New York

| Children

scope="row" | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

| {{sort|1964|1964}}

| Alfred A. Knopf, New York

| Children

scope="row" | {{sort|Magic Finger|The Magic Finger}}

| {{sort|1966|1966}}

| Harper & Row, New York

| Children

scope="row" | Fantastic Mr Fox

| {{sort|1970|1970}}

| Alfred A. Knopf, New York

| Children

scope="row" | Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

| {{sort|1972|1972}}

| Alfred A. Knopf, New York

| Children

scope="row" | Danny, the Champion of the World

| {{sort|1975|1975}}

| Alfred A. Knopf, New York

| Children

scope="row" | {{sort|Enormous Crocodile|The Enormous Crocodile}}

| {{sort|1978|1978}}

| Alfred A. Knopf, New York

| Children

scope="row" | My Uncle Oswald

| {{sort|1979|1979}}

| Michael Joseph, London

| Adult

scope="row" | {{sort|Twits|The Twits}}

| {{sort|1980|1980}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| Children

scope="row" | George's Marvellous Medicine

| {{sort|1981|1981}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| Children

scope="row" | {{sort|BFG|The BFG}}

| {{sort|1982|1982}}

| Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York

| Children

scope="row" | {{sort|Witches|The Witches}}

| {{sort|1983|1983}}

| Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York

| Children

scope="row" | {{sort|Giraffe and the Pelly and Me|The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me}}

| {{sort|1985|1985}}

| Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York

| Children

scope="row" | Matilda

| {{sort|1988|1988}}

| Viking Kestrel, New York

| Children

scope="row" | Esio Trot

| {{sort|1990|1990}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| Children

scope="row" | {{sort|Vicar of Nibbleswicke|The Vicar of Nibbleswicke}}

| {{sort|1991.2|1991}}

| Century, London

| Children

scope="row" | {{sort|Minipins|The Minpins}}

| {{sort|1991.1|1991}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| Children

Short story collections

{{See also|Roald Dahl short stories bibliography}}

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|+ Dahl's short story collections

scope="col" | Title{{sfn|Grigsby|1994|p=40}}{{sfn|Carrick|2002|pp=37–38}}{{sfn|Dalby|1994|p=15}}

! scope="col" | Year of first publication

! scope="col" | First edition publisher

! scope="col" | Scope

scope="row" | Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying

| {{sort|1946|1946}}

| Reynal & Hitchcock, New York

| Adult

scope="row" | Someone Like You

| {{sort|1953|1953}}

| Alfred A. Knopf, New York

| Adult

scope="row" | Kiss Kiss

| {{sort|1960|1960}}

| Alfred A. Knopf, New York

| Adult

scope="row" | Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl{{efn|Comprises Someone Like You and Kiss Kiss.{{sfn|Book and Magazine Collector|2005|p=22}}}}

| {{sort|1969|1969}}

| Michael Joseph, London

| Adult

scope="row" | Switch Bitch

| {{sort|1974|1974}}

| Alfred A. Knopf, New York

| Adult

scope="row" | {{sort|Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar|The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More}}

| {{sort|1977|1977}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| Children

scope="row" | {{sort|Best of Roald Dahl|The Best of Roald Dahl}}

| {{sort|1978|1978}}

| Vintage Books, New York

| Adult

scope="row" | Tales of the Unexpected

| {{sort|1979|1979}}

| Michael Joseph, London

| Adult

scope="row" | More Tales of the Unexpected

| {{sort|1980.1|1980}}

| Michael Joseph, London

| Adult

scope="row" | A Roald Dahl Selection: Nine Short Stories

| {{sort|1980.2|1980}}

| Longmans, London

| Adult

scope="row" | Two Fables

| {{sort|1986|1986}}

| Viking Press, London

| Adult

scope="row" | Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: The Country Stories of Roald Dahl

| {{sort|1989|1989}}

| Michael Joseph, London

| Adult

scope="row" | {{sort|Roald Dahl Treasury|The Roald Dahl Treasury}}

| {{sort|1997|1997}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| Children

scope="row" | {{sort|Madness|Madness: Tales of Fear and Unreason}}

| {{sort|2016|2016}}

| Penguin Books, London

| Adult

scope="row" | {{sort|Lust|Lust: Tales of Craving and Desire}}

| {{sort|2016|2016}}

| Penguin Books, London

| Adult

scope="row" | {{sort|Cruelty|Cruelty: Tales of Malice and Greed}}

| {{sort|2016|2016}}

| Penguin Books, London

| Adult

scope="row" | {{sort|Deception|Deception: Tales of Intrigue and Lies}}

| {{sort|2016|2016}}

| Penguin Books, London

| Adult

scope="row" | {{sort|Trickery|Trickery: Tales of Deceit and Cunning}}

| {{sort|2017|2017}}

| Penguin Books, London

| Adult

scope="row" | {{sort|War|War: Tales of Conflict and Strife}}

| {{sort|2017|2017}}

| Penguin Books, London

| Adult

scope="row" | {{sort|Fear|Fear: Tales of Terror and Suspense}}

| {{sort|2017|2017}}

| Penguin Books, London

| Adult

scope="row" | {{sort|Innocence|Innocence: Tales of Youth and Guile}}

| {{sort|2017|2017}}

| Penguin Books, London

| Adult

Scripts

Many of Dahl's works were used as the basis for films or television programmes. The following are where he is credited as the writer of the performed script.

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|+ Dahl's scripts

scope="col" | Title{{sfn|Walker|2002|p=22–23}}

! scope="col" | Year of first
publication or production

! scope="col" | First edition publisher,
where relevant

! scope="col" | Media

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row" | {{sort|Honeys|The Honeys}}

| {{sort|1955|1955}}

| –

| Stage work

| Produced at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway.

scope="row" | Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Lamb to the Slaughter"

| {{sort|1958|1958}}

| –

| Television script

|

scope="row" | Way Out: "William and Mary"

| {{sort|1961|1961}}

| –

| Television script

| Also introduced by Dahl on CBS

scope="row" | You Only Live Twice

| {{sort|1967|1967}}

| –

| Film script

| With Jack Bloom

scope="row" | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

| {{sort|1968|1968}}

| –

| Film script

| With Ken Hughes

scope="row" | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

| rowspan=2|1971

| –

| Film script

|

scope="row" | {{sort|Night Digger|The Night Digger}}

| –

| Film script

|

scope="row" | {{sort|BFG: Plays for Children|The BFG: Plays for Children}}

| rowspan=2|1976

| Puffin Books, London

| Stage work

|

scope="row" | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play

| Puffin Books, London

| Stage work

|

scope="row" | James and the Giant Peach: A Play

| {{sort|1982|1982}}

| Puffin Books, London

| Stage work

|

scope="row" | Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: A Play

| {{sort|1984.1|1984}}

| Allen & Unwin, London

| Stage work

|

scope="row" | Fantastic Mr Fox: A Play

| {{sort|1987|1987}}

| Puffin Books, London

| Stage work

|

Poems

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|+ Dahl's poetry

scope="col" | Title{{sfn|Walker|2002|p=22–23}}{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Richard |title=Roald Dahl – A Guide To Collecting his First Editions |url=https://richardsleftbank.home.blog/2020/05/18/roald-dahl-a-guide-to-collecting-his-first-editions/ |website=Richard's Left Bank |access-date=24 August 2020 |date=2020 |quote=[Blog entry written in 2020, which updates material originally compiled by Walker in 2017.]}}

! scope="col" | Year of first
publication

! scope="col" | First edition publisher

scope="row" | Revolting Rhymes

| {{sort|1982|1982}}

| Jonathan Cape, (London)

scope="row" | Dirty Beasts

| {{sort|1983|1983}}

| Jonathan Cape, (London)

scope="row" | Rhyme Stew

| {{sort|1989|1989}}

| Jonathan Cape, (London)

scope="row" | Songs and Verse

| {{sort|2005|2005}}

| Jonathan Cape, (London)

scope="row" | Vile Verses

| {{sort|2005|2005}}

| Viking Juvenile, (New York)

Books edited

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|+ Dahl's work as an editor

scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year of first
publication

! scope="col" | First edition publisher

! scope="col" | Description

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row" | Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories

| {{sort|1983|1983}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| Adult; short story collection

| Editor only

Non-fiction

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|+ Dahl's works of non-fiction

scope="col" | Title{{sfn|Sturrock|2010|pp=627–28}}

! scope="col" | Year of first
publication

! scope="col" | First edition publisher

! scope="col" | Scope

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row" | Boy: Tales of Childhood

| {{sort|1984|1984}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| Autobiography

|

scope="row" | Going Solo

| {{sort|1986|1986}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| Autobiography

|

scope="row" | Measles, a Dangerous Illness

| {{sort|1988|1988}}

| Sandwell Health Authority

| Medical/Autobiographical

| About the death of his daughter Olivia from measles encephalitis

scope="row" | Memories with Food at Gipsy House

| {{sort|1991.1|1991}}

| Viking Press, London

| Cook book

| With Felicity Dahl; reissued in softcover in 1996 as Roald Dahl's Cookbook

scope="row" | Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety

| {{sort|1991.2|1991}}

| British Railways Board, London

| Safety booklet

|

scope="row" | {{sort|Dahl Diary|The Dahl Diary 1992}}

| {{sort|1991.3|1991}}

| Puffin Books, London

| Diary

|

scope="row" | My Year

| {{sort|1993|1993}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| Autobiography

|

scope="row" | {{sort|Roald Dahl Diary|The Roald Dahl Diary 1997}}

| {{sort|1996|1996}}

| Puffin Books, London

| Diary

|

scope="row" | {{sort|Mildenhall Treasure|The Mildenhall Treasure}}

| {{sort|1999|1999}}

| Jonathan Cape, London

| History

| First published in book form in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More before release in 1999 as a single title edition

Notes and references

= Explanatory notes=

{{notes}}

= Citations =

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{{cite news|title=Oxford University Press to capture Roald Dahl's naughtiest language for the first time: World Book Day!|url=https://www.cardiff-times.co.uk/oxford-university-press-to-capture-roald-dahls-naughtiest-language-for-the-first-time-world-book-day/|work=Cardiff Times|date=7 March 2019}}

{{cite news|title=Obituary: Roald Dahl|work=The Times|date=24 November 1990|page=14}}

{{cite news|last1=Howard|first1=Philip|author-link1=Philip Howard (journalist)|title=Death silences Pied Piper of the macabre|work=The Times|date=24 November 1990|page=1}}

{{cite web|title=Roald Dahl|url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1000022704&v=2.1&u=wes_ttda&it=r&p=CA&sw=w&asid=9db34d2dd2093b8d5741c826d5775d7f|work=Contemporary Authors|publisher=Gale|access-date=5 February 2016}} {{subscription required}}

{{cite web|title=Roald Dahl|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/SearchResult.aspx?s=&retailCheck=&Type=PN&CatID=DATABIN_WRITER&ID=131154&AN_ID=&searchedFor=Roald_Dahl_|website=American Film Institute|access-date=13 February 2016}}

{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33408745 |title=Roald Dahl centenary: 'Tremendous things' promised for 2016 |work=BBC |access-date=13 February 2016}}

{{cite news|title=The 50 greatest British writers since 1945|work=The Times|date=5 January 2008|page=11 (Section 3)}}

{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-man-who-liked-to-make-up-stories-2158052.html|title=Once upon a time, there was a man who liked to make up stories ... |work=The Independent|date=12 December 2010}}

{{cite web|title=Roald Dahl|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3ab385|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008031745/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3ab385|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 October 2016|website=British Film Institute|access-date=13 February 2016}} refrefrefre

{{cite web|title=Roald Dahl, Published works|url=http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/uploads/Bibliography.pdf|work=Roald Dahl Museum|access-date=12 February 2016|archive-date=24 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824033950/http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/uploads/Bibliography.pdf}}

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= General and cited sources =

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  • {{Cite magazine |date=September 2005 |title=Collecting Roald Dahl |magazine=The Book and Magazine Collector |issue=259 |ref={{sfnRef|Book and Magazine Collector|2005}}}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Carrick |first=Robert |title=Dictionary of Literary Biography: British Fantast and Science-Fiction Writers, 1918–1960 |publisher=Gale Research |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-7876-5249-4 |editor-last=Harris-Fain |editor-first=Darren |location=Detroit |chapter=Roald Dahl}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Conant |first=Jennet |url=https://archive.org/details/irregularsroaldd00cona_0 |title=The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-7432-9458-4 |location=London |ref=none |url-access=registration}}
  • {{Cite magazine |last=Dalby |first=Richard |date=April 1994 |title=The Adult Fiction of Roald Dahl |magazine=The Book and Magazine Collector |issue=121}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Grigsby |first=John L |url=https://archive.org/details/britishshortfict139bald |title=Dictionary of Literary Biography: British Short-Fiction Writers, 1945–1980 |publisher=Gale Research |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-8103-5398-5 |editor-last=Baldwin |editor-first=Dean |location=Detroit |chapter=Roald Dahl |url-access=registration}}
  • {{cite ODNB|last=Howard|ref=none|first=Philip|author-link=Philip Howard (journalist)|title=Dahl, Roald |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/39827 |freearticle=yes|year=2011}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Sturrock |first=Donald |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3acbGEE-DRYC&pg=PP1 |title=Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-00-739706-8 |location=London}}
  • {{Cite magazine |last=Walker |first=Richard |date=April 2002 |title=Roald Dahl: A Collector's Guide to his First Editions |magazine=The Book and Magazine Collector |issue=217}}
  • {{Cite magazine |last=Walker |first=Richard |date=March 2004 |title=The Magazine Stories of Roald Dahl |magazine=The Book and Magazine Collector |issue=240}}

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