Someone Like You A Roald Dahl Short Story

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141189649
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Someone Like You written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2010 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These eighteen tales of the macabre show Dahl?s dark brilliance as a short-story writer. They are wicked (as an old man attracts the attentions of those more interested in his skin than his wellbeing), shocking (as distasteful bets are made ? a daughter?s hand on the identity of a glass of claret, a finger risked for a Cadillac) and blackly humorous (as a cuckolded husband receives a chance to take his revenge out on his wife?s neck). Someone Like You is as devilishly ingenious and suspenseful as writing gets.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141962070
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Someone Like You written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-12-07 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Someone Like You are fifteen classic tales told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl. Here, in Roald Dahl's first collection of his world famous dark and sinister adult stories, a wife serves a dish that baffles the police; a harmless bet suddenly becomes anything but; a curious machine reveals a horrifying truth about plants; and a man lies awake waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach. Through vendettas and desperate quests, bitter memories and sordid fantasies, Roald Dahl's stories portray the strange and unexpected, sending a shiver down the spine. 'One of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation' The Times 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
ISBN 13 : 1405911042
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Man from the South (A Roald Dahl Short Story) written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man from the South is a short, sharp, chilling story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In Man from the South, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a man takes part in a very unusual bet, one with appalling consequences . . . Man from the South is taken from the short story collection Someone Like You, which includes seventeen other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who serves a dish that baffles the police; a curious machine that reveals the horrifying truth about plants; the man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach; and others. 'The absolute master of the twist in the tale.' (Observer ) This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by Stephen Mangan. 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
ISBN 13 : 1101636300
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skin and Other Stories written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth over a million dollars? You will discover that just about anything is possible in a Roald Dahl story, and here are eleven of his very best.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101605421
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Uncle Oswald written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Roald Dahl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Someone Like You written by Roald Dahl and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Over to You written by Roald Dahl and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780600555711
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kiss, Kiss written by Roald Dahl and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101652950
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-05-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 : 1101636289
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Umbrella Man and Other Stories written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about the landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? These compelling tales are a perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius.