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Boy

Author:
Roald Dahl (author)
Language:
English
Original language:
English
Publisher:
Cappelen
Category:
Autobiography
Publication year:
2008
Original publication year:
1985
ISBN:
82-02-19319-2
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Table of Contents:
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  • Preface
  • About the Author
  • About the British private school system
  • A map of southern England and Wales
  • BOY
  • Starting-point
  • Llandaff Cathedral School, 1923-25 (age 7-9)
  • St. Peter's, 1925-36 (age 13-20)
  • Vocabulary and comprehension questions
  • Group work
  • Writing activities

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