dip Pig pills for swine sickness Engine oil Antifreeze Grease Dark brown gloss paint In the cookbook Roald Dahl's Completely Revolting Recipes, collaborated on by Felicity Dahl and chefs Josie Fison and Lori-Ann Newman, George's medicine was adapted into "George's Marvellous Medicine Chicken Soup", the ingredients of which included chicken, onions, mushrooms, leeks, and tarragon. Influence Dahl was influenced by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with the "Drink Me" episode inspiring a scene in George's Marvellous Medicine where the tyrannical grandmother drinks a potion concocted by George and is blown up to the size of a farmhouse. Television version Rik Mayall read the book for the BBC's Jackanory children's programme in 1986, in a widely acclaimed performance. References 1981 British novels British children's novels British fantasy novels Children's books by Roald Dahl Fiction about size change Jonathan Cape books 1981 children's books Children's novels