The Life And Work Of Ronald Dahl
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September 13, 1916, was the day Harald and Sofie Dahl, two
Norwegian immigrants living in Wales, had their first son, a boy they named
Roald. Even before birth Roald was supposed to be endowed with great sense
of beauty, courtesy of his father. Harald Dahl, a thriving ship broker in
Cardiff, pos ....
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.... determined to provide a steady
foundation for her children, refusing to relocate from Wales back home to
Norway with her parents (Howard 1). She did steep the children in
Scandinavian customs, though, teaching them the language of Norway, and
instilling them with a love for all things Norwegian instead of those
English. Mark West contends that this contributed to the detached attitude
Dahl had for England and the feelings of isolation he experienced
throughout his life (2).
Regardless of th ....
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