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Quiz: which feminist literary heroine are you?
Are you a Matilda Wormwood, a Hermione Granger, or someone else completely? Take our quiz to find out.
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Outlander’s Sam Heughan will star in a biopic about Roald Dahl
Hugh Bonneville will play Dahl, while Keeley Hawes will take on the role of Patricia Neal.
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These 15 books taught us to have courage and be kind
After a divisive general election, curl up with a read that instills hope and restores faith.
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Katherine Rundell on why Matilda would be battling to save the world from climate change
"Now that Matilda is in her 30s, I think she would be even more enormously in love with the world than she was as a girl."
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“How Roald Dahl’s Matilda taught me everything I know about friendship”
It all started with a newt…
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What it really takes to become a writer, according to Roald Dahl
Ever dreamed of becoming an author? Look this way...
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Recipe: How to make the chocolate cake from Roald Dahl’s Matilda
Make like Bruce Bogtrotter and get stuck in.
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How Roald Dahl’s grief paved the way for his brave female protagonists
When Roald Dahl lost his beloved daughter, the tone of his writing noticeably shifted.
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Why Roald Dahl’s Matilda is so relevant in today’s political climate
Elizabeth Day explores the parallels between Matilda Wormwood, Greta Thunberg and the young girls standing up to the political bullies of 2019.
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Roald Dahl fans, we’ve been pronouncing his name wrong all this time
Dahl continues to surprise us, even now...
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Roald Dahl: 13 brilliantly brave Matilda quotes to live your life by
These powerful quotes from Roald Dahl’s Matilda are guaranteed to light a fire in your belly.
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In praise of Matilda, Roald Dahl’s most inspiring heroine
The genius five-year-old just lost out to Harry Potter as most inspirational children's book character, and we think it's an outrage
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The Witches: Anne Hathaway has been cast in the remake
Prepare to be terrified all over again.
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- Susan Devaney
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Why Roald Dahl fans are obsessed with this Charlie and the Chocolate Factory artwork
It's going viral for a very important reason.
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Nineties kids, several incredible Roald Dahl remakes are coming to Netflix
The Twits, Matilda and The BFG (to name but a few)
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- Susan Devaney
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Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: everything we know about the TV reboot
The author’s most twisted story collection is making its way back to our screens.
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Forget Miss Trunchbull: in 2018, Matilda’s biggest nemesis is Donald Trump
A new statue shows Roald Dahl’s beloved bookworm standing up to the US president.
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There’s a job that will pay you to eat chocolate
Here’s to the ones who dream (of chocolate)…
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Kristen Stewart exposes glaring plot hole in beloved Roald Dahl book
You’ll never look at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the same way again…
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Roald Dahl and Bake Off collide to make 5 amazing recipes
Forget Bake Off – it’s time for Quentin Blake-Off
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