Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog.

Roald Dahl

Matilda

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Topic

Going for it

Author

Roald Dahl

Source

Matilda

Medium

Novel

Genre

Children's literature

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Viking Kestrel, 1988.

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Time
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Authentication Score 3
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Current Citation

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