Stories included: Madame Rosette, Man From the South, The Sound Machine, Taste, Dip in the Pool, Skin, Edward the Conqueror, Lamb to the Slaughter, Galloping Foxley, The Way up to Heaven, Parson’s Pleasure, The Landlady, William and Mary, Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat, Royal Jelly, Georgy Porgy, Genesis and Catastrophe, Pig, The Visitor, Claud’s Dog.
Editorial Reviews :
From the Inside Flap
This collection brings together Dahl’s finest work, illustrating his genius for the horrific and grotesque which is unparalleled.
“Dahl has the mastery of plot and characters possessed by great writers of the past, along with a wildness and wryness of his own. One of his trademarks is writing beautifully about the ugly, even the horrible.”–“Los Angeles Times
“An ingenious imagination, a fascination with odd and ordinary detail, and a lust for its thorough exploitation are the…strengths of Dahl’s storytelling.”–“New York Times Book Review –This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
About the Author
From the publication of James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the 1960s to his death in 1990, Roald Dahl became the most successful children’s author in the world. Nearly twenty years later, a fresh generation of children seek out his work with instinctive fanaticism. His creations endure – through Hollywood movies, theatre adaptations and musical works, but still most potently of all through the pure magic of his writing upon the page.
