James and the Giant Peach
core novel 1961 James and the Giant Peach
Record
| First published | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.04 (522,311 ratings, collected 2026-09-25) |
| Page count | 176 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780375814242 |
Synopsis
After his parents are killed by a rhinoceros, young James Henry Trotter is sent to live in a lonely house on a hill with his two cruel aunts, Sponge and Spiker, who treat him miserably and work him hard. One day a strange old man gives him a bag of small green magic crystals that he promises will make marvellous things happen, but James stumbles and spills them beside an old barren peach tree. Soon a single peach begins to swell until it is as big as a house, and the aunts charge crowds of sightseers to look at it. Sent out at night to clear up the rubbish, James finds a tunnel into the fruit and, inside its stone, a company of giant talking creatures, among them the Centipede, the Earthworm and Miss Spider.
Where it sits
- Universe: James and the Giant Peach
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Roald Dahl
Notes
- An orphan boy living with two cruel aunts spills magic crystals under a peach tree; the fruit grows to the size of a house, and James sails away inside it with a crew of giant talking insects.
Sources
- Wikipedia
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/james-and-giant-peach-roald-dahl
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