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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 . . .

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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 Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 1 September 2011
      ISBN-13 9780241955765
      978-0241955765
      ISBN-10 0241955769
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      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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