num_pages: 87
description: These five short stories offer a selection of Dahl's adult writing. Parson's Pleasure is a country tale, A Piece of Cake, a wartime reminiscence, Lamb to the Slaughter a story of vengeful murder, and the remaining two, The Bookseller and The Butler, are on favorite themes of greed and snobbery.
language: English
title: Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories
titlecomplete: Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories
genres: Classics, Mystery, Childrens, Short Stories, Young Adult, Read For School, School, Fiction, Horror, Crime
ratings_count: 3625
publisher: Penguin