The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
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| name = The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
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| image = [[Image:Vicarofnibbleswicke.jpg|200px]]
| image_caption = Front Cover
| author = [[Roald Dahl]]
| illustrator = [[Quentin Blake]]
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| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
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| genre = [[Children's literature|Children's novel]]
| publisher = Jonathan Cape (first edition)
| release_date = 1991
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| media_type = Print ([[Hardback]] & [[Paperback]])
| pages =
| isbn = ISBN 0-14-036837-X
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'''''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.<ref>[http://www.roalddahlfans.com/books/vica.php Publication details]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/ Dyslexia Action]</ref>
==Summary==
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 always to say the most important word in a sentence backwards, creating comedic situations. For example, instead of saying ''knits'', they will say ''stink''; ''god'' would be ''dog''; ''sip'' would be ''pis'', etc. It affects only his speech, and he doesn't realize he's doing it, but the [[parishioner]]s of Nibbleswicke are shocked and confused by his seemingly outrageous comments. A cure is found (walking backwards everywhere for the rest of his life), and the mild-mannered vicar can resume normal service.
==Editions==
* ISBN 0-14-034891-3 ([[paperback]], [[2004]])
* ISBN 0-14-036837-X (paperback, [[1994]])
==References==
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