Title: A Piece of Cake
Title Record # 1136466
Author: Roald Dahl
Date: 1942-08-01
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Roald Dahl
Date: 1942-08-01
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Note from RoaldDahlFans.com: "In The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, Dahl claims that this is his 'first story' and that it tells the story of how he was shot down over the Libyan Desert. Both statements are incorrect. Dahl's first story was called 'Shot Down Over Libya' (published in the Saturday Evening Post, August 1, 1942) and it's nothing like this one. This version was written by Dahl almost thirty years later. Furthermore, Dahl didn't crash as a result of enemy fire, but rather because of poor directions and lack of fuel."
Synopsis: An RAF pilot tries to make his way across the desert, which he is told will be 'a piece of cake;' he is shot down and spends several days delirious before waking in the hospital.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying | 1973-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-003574-5 | 159 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Omnific | ||
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1977-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Jonathan Cape | 0-224-01547-8 | 249 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1977-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Alfred A. Knopf | 0-394-83604-9 | 225 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Paul Bacon | ||
A Second Roald Dahl Selection | 1987-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Longman | 0-582-22499-3 |
iii+ 150 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | |||
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1988-10-00 | Roald Dahl | Puffin / Penguin Books (US) | 0-14-032874-2 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
225 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl | 1991-09-00 | Roald Dahl | Michael Joseph | 0-7181-3545-8 | £15.99?£: UK pound |
iv+ 762 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1991-09-00 | Roald Dahl | Alfred A. Knopf | 0-394-83604-9 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
225 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Paul Bacon | |
Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories | 1995-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books (Penguin 60s #55) | 0-14-600055-2 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
87 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1995-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Puffin | 0-14-037348-9 | 238 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Bill Bell | ||
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 2000-05-01 | Roald Dahl | Puffin | 0-14-130470-7 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
225 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Quentin Blake | |
Collected Stories | 2006-10-17 | Roald Dahl | Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #300) | 0-307-26490-4 | $30.00?$: US dollar |
xxxviii+ 850 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 2008-08-11 | Roald Dahl | Paw Prints | 978-1-4395-1565-5 | $15.99?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Quentin Blake | ||
Over to You | 2010-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-118965-9 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
159 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Joanna Robbins | |
Over to You | 2010-01-28 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 978-0-14-196206-1 | £6.49?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Over to You | 2011-09-01 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 978-0-241-95580-2 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
240 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 2013-09-05 | Roald Dahl | Puffin | 978-0-14-134650-2 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
224 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 2017-05-04 | Roald Dahl | Puffin | 978-0-14-136557-2 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
224 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
Over to You | date unknown | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-118965-9 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
159 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Joanna Robbins | |
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl | date unknown | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books India | 978-0-14-015807-6 | Rs 499.00 | 762 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Elizabeth Thomas | |
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | date unknown | Roald Dahl | Bantam Skylark | 0-553-15541-5 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
215 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
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