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Yesterday was Beautiful (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

byRoald Dahl, Juliet Stevenson (Read by)
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Yesterday was Beautiful by Roald Dahl, read by Juliet Stevenson.

In Yesterday was Beautiful, Roald Dahl tells of a bailed out pilot in Greece looking for assistance from the natives . . .

Yesterday was Beautiful is taken from the short story collection Over to You, which includes nine other dramatic and terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot, and is drawn from Dahl's own experiences during the Second World War.

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About Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9780718177874
  • Length: 15 minutes
  • Price: £6.00
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