(Dahl and Blake donated their proceeds from the book to the Dyslexia Society for the life of the copyright.) But during his first night at his first post, the Vicarage of Nibbleswicke, a severe bout of nerves triggers a comical case of dyslexia in reverse. In this charming and funny story, the Reverend Robert Lee's triumph over childhood dyslexia, with the help and encouragement of the Dyslexia Society of London and his teachers, enables him to achieve his goal of becoming a minister. As a boy, Robert Lee had suffered from severe dyslexia." When as a young man he first came to take up his duties in the small village of Nibbleswicke, there was for a while utter confusion and often genuine consternation among his devout parishioners. "Once upon a time there lived in England a charming and God-fearing vicar called The Reverend Lee. Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Books.Īuthor Janelle Brown, writing for the Los Angeles Review of Books, captures what I also enjoy about Roald Dahl: ".Dahl tapped into my own secret desires, even if I couldn’t express them myself."
A charming story about imperfection and acceptance written for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute of London. First edition of The Vicar of Nibbleswicke by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake.
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