![]() ![]() I have been keen to read the original version of the Oompa-Loompa chapters, but have been reluctant to spend hundreds of dollars on a pre-1970s copy of the first Charlie story. Annotated editions of the Dahl children’s books might have been the best place to do so, particularly in the case of the Charlie stories, as there are differences between editions and print runs. This would allow people to know how the book and illustrations felt like back in the day. I am wondering if there can be a special collection of all the alternative illustrations that were done for the Dahl books that didn’t originally have Quentin Blake illustrations. I wonder to what extent the re-illustrated versions constitute disrespect to the original first editions, as Blake’s illustrations for Dahl’s five Unwin titles (plus Danny and Minpins) were all done posthumously. The magical day ends when Charlie is given the factory and goes in the Great Glass Elevator to collect his family and to take them to their new home. Charlie Bucket finds a Golden Ticket which wins him a whole day at Willie Wonkas chocolate factory. ![]() Although I think Dahl might have loved them, on the other hand he might have wanted each book to have a particular feel, and he might have been against the standardising of illustrations that his literary estate commissioned. 28.00 1 Used from 37.15 2 New from 28.00. Although I love all the Blake re-illustrations of the Dahl books he wrote before their collaboration, I wonder what Dahl would have thought of the post-1990 Blake illustrations if he had lived to see them. ![]()
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