A revised edition of the story of Danny and his father who outwit their greedy, rich neighbour, Mr Victor Hazell. A revised edition of the story of Danny and his father who outwit their greedy, rich neighbour, Mr Victor Hazell. Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for Shell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on the head", sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl died in 1990.