In 1942 the author C. S. Forester asked Roald Dahl to write down some notes about his time in the RAF so that he could shape them into a story. However his notes were so good that they were printed in the Saturday Evening Post just as they were. This was Roald Dahl’s first published work and it made him realise he had a real talent for writing.

The Best of Roald Dahl

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Twenty wickedly wicked anarchic tales from the master of the unpredictable, Roald Dahl; taken from Over to You, Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss and Switch Bitch .

These twenty short stories from Dahl explore the sinister side of the human psyche with unexpected outcomes be they stylish, outrageous or haunting. 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, just to name a few ...
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