Our Wonka Hourglass (filled with sugar, naturally) ran out fast this week, so we’re doing a mini-episode today! Enjoy these delicious crumbs of what Roald Dahl originally had planned for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and why his book editor probably deserved a raise.
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Links Referenced (because even Wonka Scholars cite their sources):
The Missing Golden Ticket: https://bookshop.org/books/the-missing-golden-ticket-and-other-splendiferous-secrets/9780142417423
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome to the mini-episode!
1:10 What was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory like before it was edited? Enter the chaotic energy of Roald Dahl.
6:16 The children who never made the cut for the book.
12:00 Herpes Trout :).
13:23 Whipple Scrumples??
14:10 As we near the end of this Wonka morsel, we ask ourselves: What candy are we most like?
