The Vicar of Nibbleswicke Book by Roald Dahl
Book Review : The Vicar of Nibbleswicke Book by Roald Dahl
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke is a children’s story written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was first published in London in 1991 by Jonathan Cape. The principal character is a dyslexic vicar, and the book was written to benefit the Dyslexia Institute in London (now Dyslexia Action), with Dahl and Blake donating their rights.
The Reverend Lee is suffering from a rare and acutely embarrassing condition: Back-to-Front Dyslexia, a fictional type of dyslexia that causes the sufferer to say the most important word (often being the verb) in a sentence backwards, creating comedic situations. For example, instead of saying knits, he will say stink; god would be dog etc. It affects only his speech, and he doesn’t realize he’s doing it. Reverend Lee doesn’t realise that his dyslexia is affecting his sermons His parishioners are at first amused and then shocked by the garbled messages coming from the pulpit. Finally a cure is found. The Vicar must walk backwards everywhere for the rest of his life), and the mild-mannered vicar can resume normal service.
ISBN Number : The Vicar of Nibbleswicke Book by Roald Dahl
* ISBN 0-14-034891-3 (paperback, 2004)
* ISBN 0-14-036837-X (paperback, 1994)