The Best of Roald Dahl
Edition: printing (7)
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1986
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780140066944
Copyright date: 1986
Subjects: Modern fiction; Short stories; Fiction
Description: Perfect bedtime stories for those who relish sleepless nights.

Twenty tales to curdle your blood and scorch your soul, chosen from his bestsellers—Over to You, Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss and Switch Bitch.

Hypnotized from the first sentence, you will remain spellbound as Roald Dahl unravels his fiendish fictions with their satisfying twist-in-the-tale finales, as he leads you through the dangers of gambling for high stakes over wine, the perils of being vegetarian and the macabre consequences of a night-time seduction.
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Table of contents: title: MADAME ROSETTE; title: MAN FROM THE SOUTH; title: THE SOUND MACHINE; title: TASTE; title: DIP IN THE POOL; title: SKIN; title: EDWARD THE CONQUEROR; title: LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER; title: GALLOPING FOXLEY; title: THE WAY UP TO HEAVEN; title: PARSON'S PLEASURE; title: THE LANDLADY; title: WILLIAM AND MARY; title: MRS arxny AND THE COLONEL'S COAT; title: ROYAL JELLY; title: GEORGY PORGY; title: GENESIS ANO CATASTROPHE; title: PIG; title: THE VISITOR; title: CLAUD'S DOG; title: The Ratcatcher; title: Rummins; title: Mr Hoddy; title: Mr Feasey; title: The Champion of the World