The Landlady ( short story ) - wikipedia The Landlady ( short story ) For the Dostoyevsky story, see The Landlady ( novella ). `` The Landlady '' Author Roald Dahl Published in The New Yorker Publication date 28 November 1959 `` The Landlady '' is a short horror story by Roald Dahl. It initially appeared in The New Yorker, as did other short stories that would later be reprinted in the 1960 anthology, Kiss Kiss. Contents 1 Plot introduction 2 Origin 3 Reception 4 References Plot introduction 17 - year - old Billy Weaver travels from London to Bath, by himself, on a work matter when he stops for the night at a quaint bed - and - breakfast. The landlady is a kind older woman who Billy comes to suspect is a little senile, as she offers him tea and prattles on in a strange, slightly confused manner. As the night draws on, the landlady 's kindness and the seeming lack of other people in the house is shown to be hiding a terrible secret. Origin In the introduction to Roald Dahl 's Book of Ghost Stories, a collection of 14 stories by other writers that he chose as the genre 's best, Dahl states that he 's always wanted to write a ghost story but never quite been able to. The closest he came was with `` The Landlady '', but after reading it through he decided that he had n't `` brought it off '', so changed the ending to make the twist non-supernatural. Reception `` The Landlady '' won `` Best Short Story Mystery '' at the 1960 Edgar Awards. The was the second time Dahl was honoured, the first having been for his collection of short stories, Someone Like You ( Best Short Story, 1954 ). References Jump up ^ All works by Roald Dahl. The New Yorker. Retrieved 1 October 2014. Jump up ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roald-Dahls-Ghost-Stories-Paperback/dp/B00NPO2OWK/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1510070609&sr=8-10&keywords=roald+dahl+ghost+stories Jump up ^ `` Edgars Database. '' Retrieved 1 October 2014. Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl `` The Landlady '' `` William and Mary '' `` The Way Up to Heaven '' `` Parson 's Pleasure '' `` Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel 's Coat '' `` Royal Jelly '' `` Georgy Porgy '' `` Genesis and Catastrophe '' `` Edward the Conqueror '' `` Pig '' `` The Champion of the World '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Landlady_(short_story)&oldid=815395269 '' Categories : 1959 short stories Short stories by Roald Dahl Works originally published in The New Yorker Horror short stories Hidden categories : Use British English from December 2012 Use dmy dates from December 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Português Edit links This page was last edited on 14 December 2017, at 16 : 04. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the story the landlady take place
Answer: Bath