Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0140056068
Dahl is a master at introducing readers to a new sense of what lurks beneath the ordinary.
Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 42,40 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0140098208
Take a pinch of unease. Stir it into a large dollop of the macabre, add a generous helping of dark and stylish wit, garnish with the bizarre and what do you have? Roald Dahl at his brilliant, hypnotizing best, cooking up some of the most unusual stories ever told. Here in one volume are Tales of the Unexpected and More Tales of the Unexpected, making this a superb compendium of vengeance, surprise and dark delight.
Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 27,68 MB
Release : 2002
Category :
ISBN : 9780563528722
Author : H.G. Wells
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 39,43 MB
Release : 2023-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368933108
Reproduction of the original.
Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 22,56 MB
Release : 2000-05-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101652950
Seven superb short stories from the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is coming soon to Netflix! Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. "All the tales are entrancing inventions." —Publishers Weekly
Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 15,1 MB
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101605421
Meet Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, Roald Dahl's most disgraceful and extraordinary character . . . Aside from being thoroughly debauched, strikingly attractive and astonishingly wealthy, Uncle Oswald was the greatest bounder, bon vivant and fornicator of all time. In this instalment of his scorchingly frank memoirs he tells of his early career and erotic education at the hands of a number of enthusiastic teachers, of discovering the invigorating properties of the Sudanese Blister Beetle, and of the gorgeous Yasmin Howcomely, his electrifying partner in a most unusual series of thefts . . . 'Raunchy and cheeky entertainment' Sunday Express 'Immense fun' Daily Telegraph 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.
Author : Simon Entwistle
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,73 MB
Release : 2014-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501058868
Award winning tour guide Simon Entwistle presents a selection of his most famous Lancashire ghost stories along with the most popular of his modern stories in this spooky collection of legendary tales from haunted houses and spooky halls.
Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 22,61 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Dahl is a master at introducing readers to a new sense of what lurks beneath the ordinary.
Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 28,66 MB
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 140591100X
Royal Jelly is a brilliant gem of a short story from Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail. In Royal Jelly, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a husband and wife, unable to get their new baby to feed, hit upon a novel and disturbing solution . . . Royal Jelly is taken from the short story collection Kiss Kiss, which includes ten other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who pawns the mink coat from her lover with unexpected results; the priceless piece of furniture that is the subject of a deceitful bargain; a wronged woman taking revenge on her dead husband, and others. 'Unnerving bedtime stories, subtle, proficient, hair-raising and done to a turn.' (San Francisco Chronicle ) This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by Oliver-award-winning actor Adrian Scarborough. 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.
Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 50,8 MB
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1405910925
William and Mary is a brilliant gem of a short story from Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail. In William and Mary, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a wronged woman takes revenge on her dead husband . . . William and Mary is taken from the short story collection Kiss Kiss, which includes ten other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who pawns the mink coat from her lover with unexpected results; the priceless piece of furniture that is the subject of a deceitful bargain; a husband and wife who hit upon a novel way to feed their baby; and others. 'Unnerving bedtime stories, subtle, proficient, hair-raising and done to a turn.' (San Francisco Chronicle ) This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by Juliet Stevenson and Adrian Scarborough. 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.
