Uncle Oswald

Uncle Oswald is a literary character, born in 1895, created by Roald Dahl, who features in the short stories "The Visitor" and "Bitch" and the novel "My Uncle Oswald".

Oswald Hendryks Cornelius is a successful womanizer, whose motto is never to sleep with the same woman twice. He is a connoisseur of wine, a bon vivant, a collector of spiders, scorpions and walking-sticks, a lover of opera, an expert on Chinese porcelain, and described as the greatest fornicator of all time. He once said all he wants in life is to enjoy himself. He is also wealthy, apparently as a result of schemes which would in many circles be considered to be somewhat immoral, if not illegal. The two short stories and novel revolve around these themes. Late in his life he contracts leprosy.