A previously unpublished chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

PeterT · 08-30-2014, 07:18 PM

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A previously unpublished chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Vanilla Fudge Room is from an early draft of Roald Dahl's most famous novel. With new illustrations by Quentin Blake

The remaining eight children, together with their mothers and fathers, were ushered out into the long white corridor once again.

"I wonder how Augustus Pottle and Miranda Grope are feeling now?" Charlie Bucket asked his mother.

"Not too cocky, I shouldn't think" Mrs Bucket answered. "Here – hold on to my hand, will you, darling. That's right. Hold on tight and try not to let go. And don't you go doing anything silly in here, either, you understand, or you might get sucked up into one of those dreadful pipes yourself, or something even worse maybe. Who knows?"

Little Charlie took a tighter hold of Mrs Bucket's hand as they walked down the long corridor. Soon they came to a door on which it said:

THE VANILLA FUDGE ROOM
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crich70 · 08-31-2014, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

From The Guardian

As I recall hearing in early drafts there were as many as 12 kids so presumably the two names were part of the group. Of course Mrs. Bucket isn't on the trip in the published version either.

eschwartz · 08-31-2014, 02:04 AM

Is this the version where the kids act like they belong in Lolita? (To match the new cover, you know.)

crich70 · 08-31-2014, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by eschwartz

Is this the version where the kids act like they belong in Lolita? (To match the new cover, you know.)

I have no idea. Of course odd things do happen at times. I remember buying a DVD some time back and the computer read out at the store asked if I was over 17. That in itself isn't odd, but I was purchasing a copy of "The Muppet Movie."

Sometimes I think the glitches in computers are there because people have a few glitches in their thinking. i.e. the new cover for Charlie and the Chocolate factory.

Barty · 08-31-2014, 11:41 AM

Back in the early days of vhs, my mom rented Cinderella for my little sister. Put it in and turned out it was porn. I'm not sure how this was not obvious from the cover, but those were innocent days.

crich70 · 08-31-2014, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Barty

Back in the early days of vhs, my mom rented Cinderella for my little sister. Put it in and turned out it was porn. I'm not sure how this was not obvious from the cover, but those were innocent days.

I bet you mom was more than a bit red faced over that error.

Froide · 09-01-2014, 05:55 AM

Interesting details about the book's various iterations, analysis, reactions, and deleted and changed content, as well as links to the full text of two missing chapters - "Spotty Powder" and "Fudge Mountain" - are posted at Wikipedia>>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory>>Lost Chapters.

Another interesting read is Symon, Evan V. (January 14, 2013). "10 Deleted Chapters that Transformed Famous Books" . listverse.com.

Luffy · 09-03-2014, 02:47 AM

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory is a book that I read when my childhood had just faded but I could still enjoy it. The new cover is horrible. I've read the book over and over before the days when I didn't have the leisure of choice that I do now, and if I made a list of best 100 books I've read, it would maybe sneak in.

09-01-2014, 05:55 AM	#7
Froide Wizard Posts: 1,898 Karma: 9851695 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Noo Yawk Device: Samsung Galaxy and Windows devices. RIP: Palm & Nook devices.	Interesting details about the book's various iterations, analysis, reactions, and deleted and changed content, as well as links to the full text of two missing chapters - "Spotty Powder" and "Fudge Mountain" - are posted at Wikipedia>>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory>>Lost Chapters. Another interesting read is Symon, Evan V. (January 14, 2013). "10 Deleted Chapters that Transformed Famous Books" . listverse.com. Last edited by Froide; 09-14-2014 at 10:42 AM. Reason: added another interesting read

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