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Meet Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, Roald Dahl''s most disgraceful and extraordinary character . . .

Aside from being thoroughly debauched, strikingly attractive and astonishingly wealthy, Uncle Oswald was the greatest bounder, bon vivant and fornicator of all time. In this instalment of his scorchingly frank memoirs he tells of his early career and erotic education at the hands of a number of enthusiastic teachers, of discovering the invigorating properties of the Sudanese Blister Beetle, and of the gorgeous Yasmin Howcomely, his electrifying partner in a most unusual series of thefts . . .

''Raunchy and cheeky entertainment'' Sunday Express

''Immense fun'' Daily Telegraph

Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales

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My Uncle Oswald

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 01/09/2011
    ISBN13: 9780241955765, 978-0241955765
    ISBN10: 0241955769

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Meet Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, Roald Dahl''s most disgraceful and extraordinary character . . .

    Aside from being thoroughly debauched, strikingly attractive and astonishingly wealthy, Uncle Oswald was the greatest bounder, bon vivant and fornicator of all time. In this instalment of his scorchingly frank memoirs he tells of his early career and erotic education at the hands of a number of enthusiastic teachers, of discovering the invigorating properties of the Sudanese Blister Beetle, and of the gorgeous Yasmin Howcomely, his electrifying partner in a most unusual series of thefts . . .

    ''Raunchy and cheeky entertainment'' Sunday Express

    ''Immense fun'' Daily Telegraph

    Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales

    Trade Review
    Deliciously sly * Observer *

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