The Best Of Roald Dahl

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0140066942
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best of Roald Dahl written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1984 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty wickedly anarchic tales from the master of the unpredictable, chosen from his bestsellers Over to You, Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss and Switch Bitch.Stylish, outrageous and haunting, they explore the sinister side of the human psyche with unexpected outcomes. There's the wife who serves up a murderous new dish to her husband, the gambler who collects little fingers from losers, the sound machine that can hear grass scream, and the night-time seduction that has macabre consequences, to name a few.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141189649
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Someone Like You written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2010 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These eighteen tales of the macabre show Dahl?s dark brilliance as a short-story writer. They are wicked (as an old man attracts the attentions of those more interested in his skin than his wellbeing), shocking (as distasteful bets are made ? a daughter?s hand on the identity of a glass of claret, a finger risked for a Cadillac) and blackly humorous (as a cuckolded husband receives a chance to take his revenge out on his wife?s neck). Someone Like You is as devilishly ingenious and suspenseful as writing gets.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0241955718
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories written by Roald Dahl and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101636300
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skin and Other Stories written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth over a million dollars? You will discover that just about anything is possible in a Roald Dahl story, and here are eleven of his very best.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Puffin
ISBN 13 : 9780241370315
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roald Dahl's Colours written by Roald Dahl and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn your colours with the Enormous Crocodile! This sturdy board book is the perfect introduction to the world of Roald Dahl - and is just right for little hands. Look out for Roald Dahl's ABC too!

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780708987476
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl written by Roald Dahl and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) The only hardcover edition of Roald Dahl's stories for adults, the "Collected Stories" amply showcases his singular gifts as a fabulist and a born storyteller. Later known for his immortal children's books, including "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, "and "The BFG, "Dahl""also had a genius for adult short fiction, which he wrote throughout his life. Whether fictionalizing his dramatic exploits as a Royal Air Force pilot during World War II or concocting the ingeniously plotted fables that were dramatized on television as "Tales of the Unexpected," Dahl was brilliant at provoking in his readers the overwhelming desire to know what happens next--and at satisfying that desire in ways that feel both surprising and inevitable. Filled with devilish plot twists, his tales display a tantalizing blend of macabre humor and the absurdly grotesque. From "The Landlady," about an unusual boardinghouse that features a small but very permanent clientele, to "Pig," a brutally funny look at vegetarianism, to "Man from the South," in which a fanatical gambler does his betting with hammer, nails, and a butcher's knife, Dahl's creations amuse and shock us in equal measure, gleefully reminding us of what might lurk beneath the surface of the ordinary.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 1405911271
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Madame Rosette (A Roald Dahl Short Story) written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madame Rosette is a short, gripping story of life in wartime from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In Madame Rosette, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells of three fighter pilots who go in search of female company and get more than they bargained for - a lot more. Madame Rosette is taken from the short story collection Over to You, which includes nine other dramatic and terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot, and is drawn from Dahl's own experiences during the Second World War. This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101605456
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Switch Bitch written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dahl is too good a storyteller to become predictable." —The Daily Telegraph In Switch Bitch four tales of seduction and suspense are told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl. Topping and tailing this collection are "The Visitor" and "Bitch," stories featuring Dahl's notorious hedonist Oswald Hendryks Cornelius (or plain old Uncle Oswald) whose exploits are frequently as extraordinary as they are scandalous. In the middle, meanwhile, are "The Great Switcheroo" and "The Last Act," two stories exploring a darker side of desire and pleasure. In the black comedies of Switch Bitch Roald Dahl brilliantly captures the ins and outs, highs and lows of sex. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101652950
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-05-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven superb short stories from the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is coming soon to Netflix! Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. "All the tales are entrancing inventions." —Publishers Weekly

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593525078
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roald Dahl 123 written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn your numbers with Roald Dahl, the World’s No. 1 Storyteller! This deluxe board book is the perfect way to learn about numbers. Featuring beloved art created by Quentin Blake from Roald Dahl’s classic books, this is perfect for libraries, the youngest classrooms, and baby shower gifts to start a child’s bookshelf.