In the twisted children’s novel “The Twits,” Road Dahl describes the repulsive state of Mr. Twit’s facial hair with relish, lingering on details like the “maggoty green cheese” and “slimy tail of a ...

Roald Dahl made his career writing children’s books that dared to be mean (yes, sometimes in rather unfortunate ways). Across almost 20 novels, the British author spun fantastical tales with ...