Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2" redirects here. For other uses, see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (disambiguation). "Great Glass Elevator" redirects here. For the comic, see Highland Laddie (comic book) § Great Glass Elevator.

Charlie and the
Great Glass Elevator
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Original book cover of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator with illustrations by Joseph Schindelman
Author Roald Dahl
IllustratorJoseph Schindelman (1st U.S. edition)
Faith Jaques (1st UK edition)
Michael Foreman (2nd edition)
Quentin Blake (3rd edition)
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fantasy
Children's novel
Publisher Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date
1972
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages202
ISBN 0-394-82472-5 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC 314239
LC Class PZ7.D1515 Ck3
Preceded by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl. It is the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. The book was published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1972, and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1973.

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Although the original book has enjoyed several screen adaptations, The Great Glass Elevator has never been adapted for a visual medium; however it was adapted for audio by Puffin Audio Books starring Neil Answych as Charlie Bucket and Gordan Fairclough as Willy Wonka, and the second half of a BBC adaptation for Radio 4 in 1983. [1] [2]

Plot

Charlie and his family board the flying Great Glass Elevator to return to the chocolate factory now that Willy Wonka has rewarded Charlie with its ownership. When Wonka attempts to bring the Elevator high enough to punch back into the factory, it accidentally goes into orbit. Wonka docks them instead at the empty Space Hotel "U.S.A.", which is coincidentally nearby, causing baffled officials back on Earth (including U.S. President Lancelot R. Gilligrass) to accuse the group of being foreign enemies. Wonka tricks them by loudly singing gibberish, pretending to be an alien, but is interrupted by the discovery that the hotel contains actual dangerous, shape-changing aliens known as Vermicious Knids. The band escapes back into orbit in the Elevator.

Once they leave, the President allows the Commuter Capsule, carrying astronauts and Space Hotel staff, to dock with the Space Hotel. Upon entry, the Knids devour several staff members, prompting an immediate evacuation. The Elevator, having circled around the Earth, braves the swarm of Knids to tow the damaged Capsule out of danger. During a last attempt by the Knids to tow the craft away themselves, they are incinerated by Earth's atmosphere. The Elevator crew releases the Commuter Capsule and crashes through Wonka's factory roof. Upon landing, Wonka is greeted warmly by the Oompa-Loompas, who were concerned about his prolonged absence from the factory.

Back in the factory, Charlie's three bedridden grandparents refuse to budge. Wonka offers them rejuvenation pills called "Wonka-Vite", but they overdose, resulting in two becoming babies and Georgina vanishing, having become −2 years old. Charlie and Wonka ride the Elevator to "Minusland" to find her, and Wonka sprays her with the opposite of Wonka-Vite – "Vita-Wonk" – to age her again. Upon returning, they discover that Georgina is now 358 years old. Wonka gives her another calculated dose of Wonka-Vite to return her to normal, then gives each of the babies enough Vita-Wonk to restore them, too.

Immediately afterwards, Wonka gets a letter from President Gilligrass, thanking everyone for their heroic efforts and inviting them to the White House. The group celebrates, and the prospect is enough to finally bring the three grandparents out of bed to join in.

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