Dahl Roald

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».

Dahl is a master at introducing readers to a new sense of what lurks beneath the ordinary.

This work features stories including: Death of an Old Man, An African story, A Piece of Cake, Madame Rosette, Katina, Yesterday was Beautiful, They Shall not Grow, Beware of the Dog, Only This, and Someone Like You.

'I won't be full up until I've eaten at least three juicy children'! The Enormous Crocodile is the greediest creature in the whole jungle and he loves eating children! He's a terrible boaster and thinks he's really smart with his secret plans and clever tricks. But he's not as clever as the other animals and they plan to ruin his wicked schemes and teach him a lesson he won't forget. This is a fantastic book and CD edition of a favourite title, by the world's number-one storyteller.

Twenty wickedly anarchic tales from the master of the unpredictable, chosen from his bestsellers «Over to You», «Someone Like You», «Kiss Kiss» and «Switch Bitch». Stylish, outrageous and haunting, they explore the sinister side of the human psyche with unexpected outcomes. There's the wife who serves up a murderous new dish to her husband, the gambler who collects little fingers from losers, the sound machine that can hear the grass scream, and the night-time seduction that has macabre consequences, to name a few.

Twenty wickedly anarchic tales from the master of the unpredictable, chosen from his bestsellers Over to You, Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss and Switch Bitch. Stylish, outrageous and haunting, they explore the sinister side of the human psyche with unexpected outcomes. There's the wife who serves up a murderous new dish to her husband, the gambler who collects little fingers from losers, the sound machine that can hear the grass scream, and the night-time seduction that has macabre consequences, to name a few ...

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 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.

From Aardvark to Zipfizzing, this is THE alphabetical guide to everything you ever needed to know — and a lot that you didn't — about Britain's best-loved, bestselling children's writer, packed with fascinating and completely unnecessary facts about Dahl's life, books and family. With snippets from his school reports, secrets that he shared with his best friends and the truth about where he got the inspiration for his most famous creations — once you dip in to D is for Dahl you'll be sucked into an irresistible vortex and come out a complete Dahlmaniac!

A new edition of this famous story of Danny and his father who outwit their greedy, rich neighbour, Mr Victor Hazell.

More classic twisted tales from Roald Dahl, which explore desire, deceit and the macabre with shocking results. In 'Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat', a spurned woman tries on the glossy mink coat her lover has given her as a parting gift. 'Landlady' tells the story of the sinister hotel where the guests check in and never leave; in 'William and Mary' a wronged wife takes the ultimate revenge on the deceased husband she cannot escape; 'Georgy Porgy' is the strange vicar with a disturbing fear of women; and 'Pig' shows how eating meat can be fatal ...

The Roald Dahl Treasury is a wonderful collection by and about Roald Dahl, the great storytelling genius. Four themed sections — Animals; Magic; Family, Friends and Foes; and Matters of Importance — introduce some of Dahl's best-loved characters, from Willy Wonka to the BFG, from the Witches to the Twits, from James to Matilda. In each you will find complete stories, poems, memoirs and letters, as well as some unpublished poetry and letters. The Roald Dahl Treasury is beautifully illustrated in full colour by Quentin Blake, as well as by leading artists such as Raymond Briggs, Babette Cole, Posy Simmonds and Ralph Steadman. 'Those who don't believe in magic will never find it,' Roald Dahl told his readers. you will find a touch of magic on every page of this sumptuous book. It is the perfect gift for all lovers of Roald Dahl, and for all those who have yet to discover his magic.