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Roald Dahl was a famous British author known for children's books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda. He served as a pilot in World War 2. The book The Witches by Roald Dahl features a boy who discovers a hotel full of witches led by the Grand High Witch, who plans to turn all the children of England into mice. With help from his brave grandmother, a former witch, the boy works to stop the Grand High Witch's evil plan.

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Children's Tale of Courage & Magic

Roald Dahl was a famous British author known for children's books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda. He served as a pilot in World War 2. The book The Witches by Roald Dahl features a boy who discovers a hotel full of witches led by the Grand High Witch, who plans to turn all the children of England into mice. With help from his brave grandmother, a former witch, the boy works to stop the Grand High Witch's evil plan.

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The Witches by Roald Dahl

AUTHOR

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter and a wartime
fighter pilot. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide.

Dahl was born in Wales and attended school in Derbyshire. He worked as a military officer in
the United Kingdom, joining the Royal Air Force, and helped battle the Second World War.
After he was injured, he was sent home and started his writing career.

Dahl became one of the world’s best selling authors and have been called “one of the
greatest storytellers for children of the 20 th century”. Writing also made him win lots of
awards, such as the 1983 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and 1990 British Book
Awards’ Children’s Author. Also, in 2008, Dahl was placed 16 th on its list of “The Greatest
British Writers since 1945”.

Dahl’s stories are known for their unexpected endings. His work for children include James
and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr
Fox, The BFG, The Twits and George’s Marvellous Medicine. And he wrote Tales of the
Unexpected for adults.

Main Characters

This boy in the book does not have a name like his grandmother, however he was named
Luke in the films. He is resilient, resourceful and brave. His reaction when he found out The
Grand High Witch’s terrible plan, in a hotel, against the children of England is to do all he can
to stop them. Even after he was tried out for Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker.

The Grand High Witch is itching to get rid of any child unlucky enough to cross their path.
The Grand High Witch is the worst of all of the witches because she is the witches’ ruler. She
is all-powerful and without mercy so all other witches are petrified of her. So, when The
Grand High Witch descends, on the same hotel where the boy is staying with his
Grandmother, and brings with her the recipe for Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker
and a plan to wipe out all the children of England.
The boy’s Grandmother is certainly a brave character. As for a retired witch, it's her
responsibility to warn her grandson that to keep alert to the dangers created by the witches.
When he was tested with The Grand High Witch, leaves him forever changed, although not
in the film version, she wasn’t scared. Together, they manage to outsmart not only all the
English witches but even The Grand High Witch herself!

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