The Vicar of Nibbleswicke 1117402 225372948 2008-07-13T10:03:09Z Mervyn 32947 correct details etc {{Infobox Book | name = The Vicar of Nibbleswicke | title_orig = | translator = | image = [[Image:Vicarofnibbleswicke.jpg|200px]] | image_caption = Front Cover | author = [[Roald Dahl]] | illustrator = [[Quentin Blake]] | cover_artist = | country = [[United Kingdom]] | language = [[English language|English]] | series = | genre = [[Children's literature|Children's novel]] | publisher = Jonathan Cape (first edition) | release_date = 1991 | english_release_date = | media_type = Print ([[Hardback]] & [[Paperback]]) | pages = | isbn = ISBN 0-14-036837-X | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} '''''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== {{reflist}} {{Roald Dahl}} [[Category:1991 books|Vicar of Nibbleswicke]] [[Category:Children's books by Roald Dahl|Vicar of Nibbleswicke]]