num_pages: 282
description: Contents: Taste - Lamb to the slaughter - Man from the south -My lady love, my dove - Dip in the pool - Galloping Foxley - Skin - Neck - Nunc Dimittis - The landlady -William and Mary - The way up to heaven - Parson's pleasure - Mrs Bixby and the colonel's coat - Royal jelly - Edward the ConquerorRoald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected is a delightfully dark collection of sixteen stories, each with a startling end. Among the unforgettable characters lurk the homicidal wife and her deadly leg of lamb, a conniving and lecherous wine connoisseur and the one-eyed brain at the mercy of his vengeful spouse. Tales of the Unexpected is an astonishing assortment of twisted treats from the master storyteller.
language: English
title: Tales of the Unexpected
titlecomplete: Tales of the Unexpected
genres: Thriller, Fiction, 20th Century, Humor, Classics, British Literature, Horror, Fantasy, Literature, Short Stories
ratings_count: 1092
publisher: Penguin