The Landlady (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

The Landlady (A Roald Dahl Short Story)
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2012-09-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1405910917

The Landlady is a brilliant gem of a short story from Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail. In The Landlady, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a young man in need of room meets a most accommodating landlady . . . The Landlady 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 Tamsin Greig. 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.

The Landlady

The Landlady
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1960
Genre:
ISBN:

Innocence is coloured with suggestion and innuendo; the cosy comfort of a warm sitting room on a winter's nights laced with the macabre. Young Billy Weaver is looking for a place to stay in the city of Bath and seems to have found the perfect spot, but is the landlady the sweet, friendly and 'slightly dotty' person she appears to be?

Ellie and the Harpmaker

Ellie and the Harpmaker
Author: Hazel Prior
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1984803794

A rich, heartwarming and charming debut novel that reminds us that sometimes you find love in the most unexpected places. Dan Hollis lives a happy, solitary life carving exquisite Celtic harps in his barn in the countryside of the English moors. Here he can be himself, away from social situations that he doesn’t always get right or completely understand. On the anniversary of her beloved father’s death, Ellie Jacobs takes a walk in the woods and comes across Dan’s barn. She is enchanted by his collection. Dan gives her a harp made of cherrywood to match her cherry socks. He stores it for her, ready for whenever she’d like to take lessons. Ellie begins visiting Dan almost daily and quickly learns that he isn’t like other people. He makes her sandwiches precisely cut into triangles and repeatedly counts the (seventeen) steps of the wooden staircase to the upstairs practice room. Ellie soon realizes Dan isn’t just different; in many ways, his world is better, and he gives her a fresh perspective on her own life.

A Good Man is Hard to Find

A Good Man is Hard to Find
Author: Flannery O'Connor
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1955
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780156364652

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Madame Rosette (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

Madame Rosette (A Roald Dahl Short Story)
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2012-09-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1405911271

Madame Rosette is a short, gripping story of life in wartime from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In Madame Rosette, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells of three fighter pilots who go in search of female company and get more than they bargained for - a lot more. Madame Rosette is taken from the short story collection Over to You, which includes nine other dramatic and terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot, and is drawn from Dahl's own experiences during the Second World War. This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. 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.

The Landlady

The Landlady
Author: Constance Rauch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1975
Genre: Mystery fiction
ISBN: 9780399115073

A Roald Dahl Selection

A Roald Dahl Selection
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Longman Schools Division (a Pearson Education Company)
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2000
Genre: Readers (Secondary)
ISBN: 9780582434493

Edited by George Kulbacki, this collection brings together nine intriguing and astonishing stories by one of the most outstanding storytellers of our time. Stories include Man from the South, Lamb to the Slaughter, The Landlady, The Champion of the World, Galloping Foxley, Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat, The Ratcatcher and The Hitchhiker

Skin and Other Stories

Skin and Other Stories
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2013-05-30
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1101636300

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.

The Way Up to Heaven (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

The Way Up to Heaven (A Roald Dahl Short Story)
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2012-09-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1405910933

The Way Up to Heaven is a brilliant gem of a short story from Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail. In The Way Up to Heaven, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a woman obsessed with punctuality makes a fateful decision . . . The Way Up to Heaven 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 Stephanie Beacham. 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.

Collected Stories of Roald Dahl

Collected Stories of Roald Dahl
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Total Pages: 896
Release: 2006-10-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This Everyman's Library edition is the only hardcover edition of Roald Dahl'sstories for adults.