George’s Marvelous Medicine

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1981, UK.
    • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
    • To identify: Used a standard single statement (‘First published’ followed by the date with later printings stated underneath) and published with a jacket priced at £3.95.
  • Alfred Knopf, 1982, USA.
    • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
    • To identify: Used a number line and published with a jacket priced at $7.95.
• Also known as: George’s Marvellous Medicine (alternative spelling in UK)
• Recent news: 
  • Don’t try this at home! - November 9, 2022

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  • George’s Marvellous Experiments
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  • Roald Dahl’s Scrumdiddlyumptious Story Collection
  • Roald Dahl: Three Tales of Magic and Mischief
  • The BFG, Matilda, and George’s Marvelous Medicine
  • The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection 1
  • The Roald Dahl Centenary Boxed Set
  • The Roald Dahl Collection
• Theater:
  • George’s Marvellous Medicine adapted by David Wood
• Audio Books:
  • George’s Marvelous Medicine read by Derek Griffiths
  • George’s Marvelous Medicine read by Richard E. Grant
  • George’s Marvelous Medicine read by Derek Jacobi
  • George’s Marvelous Medicine read by June Whitfield
  • George’s Marvelous Medicine read by full cast
  • George’s Marvelous Medicine read by Richard Griffiths
  • George’s Marvelous Medicine read by full cast
  • Georgs Magiske Medisin read by Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
  • Georgs Magiske Medisin read by Ivar Nergaard
  • La Potion Magique de Georges Bouillon read by Perrette Pradier and Roger Carel
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books (10 CD Collection) read by Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes, Geoffrey Palmer, James Bolam, Andrew Sachs, June Whitfield, Timothy West, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Martin Jarvis
• TV Shows:
  • Jackanory (1965)

Important note: From 2022 onwards, Puffin has edited selected Dahl books to remove sensitive language and insert new sentences not written by Dahl. If you would prefer to read the original text, ensure you get a copy published before 2022 or one of the “Classic Collection” published by Penguin.

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Description

George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it. Grandma’s in for the surprise of her life—and so is George, when he sees the results of his mixture!

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Fun Stuff

Merchandise

• Elsewhere on the web:
  • Toxicological analysis of George’s marvellous medicine: literature review – scientific paper published in December 2020 in the British Medical Journal
  • Singing Roald Dahl : George’s Marvelous Medicine – original song by Dr. Ian Inkster

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Teacher Ideas

• George’s Marvellous Medicine – Lesson Plans
  • Get your class to create recipes for their own perilous potions in these marvellous YPO lesson plans which include PSHE and Literacy Objectives on the power of words, exciting writing and mixed feelings.
• George’s Marvelous Medicine – Extension Activities
  • Classroom activities such as making punch, writing stories, and learning about first aid
• George’s Marvelous Medicine – Following Instructions Activity
  • Scroll down to find “George’s Marvelous Medicine”
• George’s Marvelous Medicine – Novel Study (Preview)
  • PDF preview of Novel Study including everything you need to teach the novel (full version available for purchase on novelstudies.org)

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Covers

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Penguin Readers Covers

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Simplified story texts are combined with beautiful original illustrations for students aged 7 and above.

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Bulgarian Covers – Невероятното лекарство на Джордж

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Catalan Covers – La meravellosa medecina d’en Jordi

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Czech Covers – Jirkova zázračná medicína

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Dutch Covers – Joris en de geheimzinnige toverdrank

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Estonian Covers – George’i Imeline Arstirohi

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French Covers – La potion magique de Georges bouillon

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German Covers – Das Wundermittel

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Greek Covers – ΤΟ ΘΑΥΜΑΤΟΥΡΓΟ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟ

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Italian Covers – La magica medicina

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Japanese Covers

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Korean Covers – 조지, 마법의 약을 만들다

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Lithuanian Covers – Stebuklingieji Džordžo vaistai

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Norwegian Covers – Georgs magiske medisin

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Polish Covers – Cudowne lekarstwo George’a

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Russian Covers – Волшебное лекарство Джорджа

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Scots Covers – Geordie’s Mingin Medicine

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Slovakian Covers – Jurov zázračný liek

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Slovenian Covers – Jurijevo čarobno zdravilo

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Spanish Covers – La maravillosa medicina de Jorge

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Vietnamese Covers – Thần dược của George

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Welsh Covers – Moddion Rhyfeddol George