Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
About this book
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin 11 months later. In the 2012 survey published by SLJ, a monthly with primarily US audience, Charlie was the second of four books by Dahl among their Top 100 Chapter Books, one more than any other writer. Time magazine in the US included the novel in its list of the 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 950141 readers · 178 pages · ≈ 3 h 18 m · Light
How long does it take to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
About ≈ 3 h 18 m — 178 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
178 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
It sits on the Drama, Young Adult, Short Stories shelves.
Is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
The main characters include Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt.
Where does Charlie and the Chocolate Factory take place?
It is set in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, Loompaland, Chocolate Room during 2011.
Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Roald Dahl.
“These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket.”