The Ratcatcher A Roald Dahl Short Story

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781405911160

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The Ratcatcher (A Roald Dahl Short Story) by Roald Dahl Pdf

The Ratcatcher is a short, sharp, distrubing story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In The Ratcatcher, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a ratcatcher has a most unusual way of dealing with these pests . . . The Ratcatcher 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 Jessica Hynes. 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
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101652954

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl Pdf

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 : David Brian Plummer
Publisher : COCH Y BONDDU BOOKS
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000-10
Category : Ferreting
ISBN : 0953364879

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Tales of a Rat-Hunting Man by David Brian Plummer Pdf

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141189642

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Someone Like You by Roald Dahl Pdf

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
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101652978

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Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl Pdf

Can Danny and his father outsmart the villainous Mr. Hazell? Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Longman Schools Division (a Pearson Education Company)
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Readers (Secondary)
ISBN : 0582434491

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A Roald Dahl Selection by Roald Dahl Pdf

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

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780140066944

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The Best of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl Pdf

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 grass scream, and the night-time seduction that has macabre consequences, to name a few.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0241955734

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Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life by Roald Dahl Pdf

Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life is a collection of seven hilariously creepy Roald Dahl stories published in various magazines and collections in the '40s and '50s, and gathered here for the first time. With the classic Dahl mixture of charm and charmingly perverse, these stories remind us that the mystery of life isn't always as sweet as it seems.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:49015002358498

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Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life by Roald Dahl Pdf

Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life is a collection of seven hilariously creepy Roald Dahl stories published in various magazines and collections in the '40s and '50s, and gathered here for the first time. With the classic Dahl mixture of charm and charmingly perverse, these stories remind us that the mystery of life isn't always as sweet as it seems.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781405911047

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Man from the South (A Roald Dahl Short Story) by Roald Dahl Pdf

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 : Everyman's Library
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015066844492

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Collected Stories of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl Pdf

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

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101662977

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The Witches by Roald Dahl Pdf

From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, The Witches is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations. This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches. Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself! Now a major motion picture! Cover may vary.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Large print books
ISBN : 0708987478

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The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl Pdf

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) The only hardcover edition of Roald Dahl's stories for adults, the "Collected Stories" amply showcases his singular gifts as a fabulist and a born storyteller. Later known for his immortal children's books, including "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, "and "The BFG, "Dahl""also had a genius for adult short fiction, which he wrote throughout his life. Whether fictionalizing his dramatic exploits as a Royal Air Force pilot during World War II or concocting the ingeniously plotted fables that were dramatized on television as "Tales of the Unexpected," Dahl was brilliant at provoking in his readers the overwhelming desire to know what happens next--and at satisfying that desire in ways that feel both surprising and inevitable. Filled with devilish plot twists, his tales display a tantalizing blend of macabre humor and the absurdly grotesque. From "The Landlady," about an unusual boardinghouse that features a small but very permanent clientele, to "Pig," a brutally funny look at vegetarianism, to "Man from the South," in which a fanatical gambler does his betting with hammer, nails, and a butcher's knife, Dahl's creations amuse and shock us in equal measure, gleefully reminding us of what might lurk beneath the surface of the ordinary.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780698161870

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Boy by Roald Dahl Pdf

Find out where the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG got all his wonderful story ideas in this autobiographical account of his childhood! From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury's? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don’t yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed!

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780141378435

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The Roald Dahl Treasury by Roald Dahl Pdf

The Roald Dahl Treasury is a delightful collection by and about the World's Number One Storyteller. Four exciting sections - ANIMALS; MAGIC; FAMILY, FRIENDS AND HEROES; and MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE - introduce some of Roald Dahl's most popular characters, from the Enormous Crocodile to the Twits, from the Witches to the BFG, from James to Matilda. Throughout this book, you can delve into stories, poems, memoirs and letters galore all wonderfully illustrated by Quentin Blake as well as other well-known artists, including Raymond Briggs, Babette Cole, Posy Simmonds and Ralph Steadman. This book is the perfect gift for Roald Dahl fans and for all those yet to discover his magic.