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Skin and Other Stories

Skin and Other Stories

Roald Dahl
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Stories to startle, surprise and satisfy...

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 the tattoo on your back was worth over a million pounds?
You will discover that just about anything is possible in a Roald Dahl story, and here are eleven of his very best.

The eleven stories in this volume are drawn from Dahl's popular adult short stories and were chosen for their quirky, twisted, and haunting plots – sure to please Dahl teenage fans.


Contents

• Introduction - Essay by Wendy Cooling
• Skin - Non-genre Short Story
• Lamb to the Slaughter - Non-genre Short Story
• The Sound Machine - Short Story
• An African Story - Short Story
• Galloping Foxley - Non-genre Short Story
• The Wish - Short Story
• The Surgeon - Non-genre Novelette
• Dip in the Pool - Non-genre Short Story
• The Champion of the World - Non-genre Novelette
• Beware of the Dog - Non-genre Short Story
• My Lady Love, My Dove - Non-genre Short Story
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 1960

Skin and Other Stories

Roald Dahl
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Stories to startle, surprise and satisfy...

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 the tattoo on your back was worth over a million pounds?
You will discover that just about anything is possible in a Roald Dahl story, and here are eleven of his very best.

The eleven stories in this volume are drawn from Dahl's popular adult short stories and were chosen for their quirky, twisted, and haunting plots – sure to please Dahl teenage fans.


Contents

• Introduction - Essay by Wendy Cooling
• Skin - Non-genre Short Story
• Lamb to the Slaughter - Non-genre Short Story
• The Sound Machine - Short Story
• An African Story - Short Story
• Galloping Foxley - Non-genre Short Story
• The Wish - Short Story
• The Surgeon - Non-genre Novelette
• Dip in the Pool - Non-genre Short Story
• The Champion of the World - Non-genre Novelette
• Beware of the Dog - Non-genre Short Story
• My Lady Love, My Dove - Non-genre Short Story
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 1960

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