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Comparing and contrasting Warner Bros./Lorimar Productions’ “The Witches” with “The Witches” novel by Roald Dahl
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Recommended Reading
The Witches by Roald Dahl (PDF)
Bibliography
Dahl, Roald, and Quentin Blake. The Witches. Puffin, 2022.
Scott, Allan. The Witches. Warner Bros., 1990.
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