By Gillian West

To coincide with the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the author’s estate has released a lost chapter from the book.

The 1961 draft sees Willy Wonka taking the children who won a tour of his factory to the ‘Vanilla Fudge Room’ and introduces two extra naughty characters – Tommy Troutbeck and Wilbur Rice.

The draft sees Charlie Bucket, his Grandpa Joe and the other children visit Vanilla Fudge Mountain where hundreds of men use picks and drills to work away at the “colossal jagged mountain as high as a five-story building” made of “pale-brown, Read full story ›

Source: The Drum