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The Complete Short Stories - Volume Two (Paperback)
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The Complete Short Stories - Volume Two (Paperback)
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The Complete Short Stories of Roald Dahl in the second of two
unsettling and sinister volumes. 'Dahl finds the child in the adult
and the adult in the child and, with a little smile, he sticks the
knife in both' Anthony Horowitz, from his introduction Roald Dahl
is one of the world's most popular writers, equally at home writing
for both children and adults. In this, the second of two volumes
chronologically collecting all his published adult short stories,
we experience Dahl's dark and powerful imagination in full flight
in 28 stories written between 1954 and 1988 (including eight tales
which are not available in any other printed edition). Here, in
'Parson's Pleasure', a piece of furniture is the subject of a
deceitful bargain; in 'William and Mary', a wife revenges herself
on her dead husband; and in 'Royal Jelly' some new parents find an
unusual and unsettling way to give their newborn its start in life.
Whether you're young or old, once you've stepped into the
brilliant, troubling world of Roald Dahl, you'll never be the same
again. 'One of the most widely read and influential writers of our
generation' The Times 'The absolute master of the twist in the
tale' Observer Look out for Volume One, introduced by Charlie
Higson. 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.
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