|
More Tales Of The Unexpected
''More Tales of the Unexpected'' is a collection of nine short stories by Roald Dahl. It was published in 1980 by Penguin. Five of the stories were published in prior collections, while the other four had not been previously collected in book form. Stories The collection contains the following stories: *" Genesis and Catastrophe" (previously collected in '' Kiss Kiss'') *" Georgy Porgy" (previously collected in ''Kiss Kiss'') *" Mr. Botibol" *" Poison" (previously collected in '' Someone Like You'') *"The Butler" (subsequently collected in ''The Great Automatic Grammatizator'') *" The Hitch-Hiker" (previously collected in '' The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More'') *"The Sound Machine" (previously collected in ''Someone Like You'') *"The Umbrella Man" (subsequently collected in ''The Great Automatic Grammatizator'') *"Vengeance is Mine Inc." Adaptations Stories from this anthology were adapted to television in the Anglia Television ITV Anglia, previously known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poison (story)
"''Poison''" is a short story written by Roald Dahl that was originally published in June 1950 in '' Collier's''. In 1950 it was adapted for the radio programme '' Escape''. In 1958 it was turned into an episode of '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock himself. In 1980 it was adapted as the fifth episode of the second series of '' Tales of the Unexpected''. Plot summary The story is set in India during the time of British rule. The main character is Harry Pope and the narrator of the story is Timber Woods. Timber goes over to his friend Harry Pope. Harry is in bed, motionless, sweating, and panicked. He explains that a venomous snake, the krait ''Bungarus'' is a genus of venomous elapid snakes, the kraits ("krait" is pronounced , rhyming with "kite"), found in South and Southeast Asia. The genus ''Bungarus'' has 16 species. Distribution Kraits are found in tropical Asia, from near Ira ..., has crawled onto his stomach, underneath the covers, and asks T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of The Unexpected (TV Series)
''Tales of the Unexpected (Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected)'' is a British television series that aired between 1979 and 1988. Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending. Every episode of series one, eight episodes of series two, and one episode of series three were based on short stories by Roald Dahl collected in the books '' Tales of the Unexpected'', ''Kiss Kiss'', and '' Someone Like You''. The series was made by Anglia Television for ITV with interior scenes recorded at their Norwich studios, whilst location filming mainly occurred across East Anglia. The theme music for the series was written by composer Ron Grainer. The dancer in all episodes was Karen Standley. Format The series originally adapted various stories from Roald Dahl's anthology books. Despite being produced on a low budget, the series attracted notable guest stars, including Susan George, Siân Phillips, José Ferrer, Joseph Cotten, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglia Television
ITV Anglia, previously known as Anglia Television, is the ITV franchise holder for the East of England. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional news bureaux in Cambridge and Northampton. ITV Anglia is owned and operated by ITV plc under the licence name of ITV Broadcasting Limited. ITV Anglia broadcasts to Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, northern Hertfordshire, northern Buckinghamshire and the southeastern fringes of Lincolnshire. Its principal programme nowadays is ITV News Anglia which is split into two regional editions, both airing at 18:00 on weekdays and various times at weekends. History Anglia Television launched on 27 October 1959 as an independent company serving the East of England, the eleventh ITA station to go on air. At its launch, Anglia broadcast from the Mendlesham Transmitter and was soon joined by Sandy Heath and then Belmont. Under the chairmanship of Aubrey Buxton the station soon establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance Is Mine Inc
Vengeance may refer to: *Vengeance (concept) or revenge, a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance Film * ''Vengeance'' (1930 film), action adventure film directed by Archie Mayo * ''Vengeance'' (1937 film) or ''What Price Vengeance?'', Canadian film directed by Del Lord * ''Vengeance'' (1958 film), Spanish drama directed by Juan Antonio Bardem * ''Vengeance'' (1968 film), Spaghetti Western by Antonio Margheriti * ''Vengeance'' (1970 film), kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh * ''Vengeance'' (2009 film), French-Hong Kong film directed by Johnnie To * ''Vengeance'' (2014 film), action film starring Danny Trejo * ''Vengeance'' (2022 film), dark comedy film written, directed, and starring B. J. Novak * '' Vengeance: A Love Story'', a 2017 American action thriller film * ''The Vengeance Trilogy'', series of three South Korean films directed by Park Chan-wook * ''Vengeance'', the working title of the 2022 film ''The Batman'' Literature * Vengean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar And Six More
''The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More'' is a collection of seven short stories written by Roald Dahl. They are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's books. The book was first published in London in 1977 by Jonathan Cape. The stories were written at varying times throughout his life. Two of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of Dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second World War. Another piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a British farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient Roman treasure. In 2023, a story from the collection, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", will be adapted into a film directed by Wes Anderson with Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character Henry Sugar. Chapters The Boy Who Talked with Animals This is a first-person fiction piece of medium-length writing. The narrato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hitch-Hiker (short Story)
"The Hitch-Hiker" is a short story by Roald Dahl that was originally published in July 1977 issue of the '' Atlantic Monthly'', and later included in Dahl's short story collection ''The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More''. The story is about a man who picks up a hitch-hiker whilst driving to London. The pick-pocketing of a policeman's notebook during a traffic stop closely follows "Hitch-Hike", a 1960 episode of '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' based on a short story by Ed Lacy. It was adapted as the 13th episode of '' Tales of the Unexpected''. Plot summary The narrator is driving to London in his new BMW 1975 car when he picks up a hitchhiker. The narrator always picks up hitchhikers since, in early times, he also used to hitchhike and he knew how difficult it can be. The author describes the hitchhiker as a small ratty-faced man with grey teeth. The man mentions he's going to the horse races, but not to bet or work the ticket machines. The narrator is intrigued and sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Automatic Grammatizator
''The Great Automatic Grammatizator'' (published in the U.S. as ''The Umbrella Man and Other Stories'') is a collection of thirteen short stories written by British author Roald Dahl. The stories were selected for teenagers from Dahl's adult works. All the stories included were published elsewhere originally; their sources are noted below. The stories, with the exception of the war story "Katina", possess a deadpan, ironic, bizarre, or even macabre sense of humor. They generally end with unexpected plot twists. The stories *"The Great Automatic Grammatizator" (from '' Someone Like You''): A mechanically-minded man reasons that the rules of grammar are fixed by certain, almost mathematical principles. By exploiting this idea, he is able to create a mammoth machine that can write a prize-winning novel in roughly fifteen minutes. The story ends on a fearful note, as more and more of the world's writers are forced into licensing their names—and all hope of human creativity—to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someone Like You (short Story Collection)
''Someone Like You'' is a collection of short stories by Roald Dahl. It was published in 1953 by Alfred Knopf. Contents It contains eighteen short stories. The final four are grouped under a collective title. * "Taste" * "Lamb to the Slaughter" * " Man from the South" * "The Soldier" * " My Lady Love, My Dove" * "Dip in the Pool" * "Galloping Foxley" * "Skin" * "Poison" * "The Wish" * "Neck" * "The Sound Machine" * "Nunc Dimittis" * "The Great Automatic Grammatizator" (republished as ''The Great Automatic Grammatizator'' anthology) * "Claude's Dog" **"The Ratcatcher" ** "Rummins" ** "Mr. Feasey" ** "Mr. Hoddy" Reception Groff Conklin called ''Someone Like You'' "certainly the most distinguished book of short stories of 1953 ... all superb". Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas praised the collection's "subtly devastating murder stories s well astwo biting science-fantasties, plus a few unclassifiable gems" and concluded the volume "belong don your shelves somewhere in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgy Porgy (story)
"Georgy Porgy" is a 1960 horror short story by Roald Dahl, collected in '' Kiss Kiss''. The title is derived from " Georgie Porgie", a 19th-century English nursery rhyme. The story is about a neurotic and celibate vicar, George, who is pursued by lustful spinsters in his country parish. Plot summary The story is narrated by a sexually repressed vicar, George, who dislikes any kind of physical contact with women, though he appreciates their beauty. This becomes a problem in the village where his parish is, as the local spinsters try to seduce him. His anxieties may stem from a memory of his late mother, who, seeking to educate her young son, showed him a rabbit giving birth in a cage in their garage. The rabbit, however, then swallowed its baby whole, and George fled terrified into the night. His mother pursued, but was struck and killed by a car. Constantly but painfully rebuffed by George, the spinsters increase their efforts to ensnare him over a period of years, and in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Books
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
