Authors: Roald Dahl
ISBN-13: 9780141310343, ISBN-10: 0141310340
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: January 2002
Edition: Reprint
Kids and adults alike love Roald Dahl s deliciously wicked books. Loved for their gleefully evil villains and their often mischievous sensibility, Dahl s books introduce us to fantastic creatures and bizarre places -- and encourage our imaginations to run wild.
Before he was a world-renowned children's book writer, Roald Dahl was a master of short stories for adults. The eleven tales collected here represent his finest work. By turns shocking, ironic, humorous, and touching, these stories are filled with bizarre twists and unexpected delights, and prove Roald Dahl's standing as one of the world's foremost storytellers. Readers will be spellbound from the opening lines.
"Packed with imaginative characters, quirky plots, and surprise endings, these eleven gems are the kinds of stories readers will want to share with their friends." (Children's Literature)
"These stories offer teens a superbly crafted, satisfying read." (Booklist)
Packed with imaginative characters, quirky plots, and surprise endings, these eleven gems are the kinds of stories readers will want to share with their friends.
Skin | 1 | |
Lamb to the Slaughter | 22 | |
The Sound Machine | 35 | |
An African Story | 53 | |
Galloping Foxley | 71 | |
The Wish | 90 | |
The Surgeon | 95 | |
Dip in the Pool | 129 | |
The Champion of the World | 144 | |
Beware of the Dog | 179 | |
My Lady Love, My Dove | 194 |