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
vii • Introduction (Skin and Other Stories) • (2000) • essay by Wendy Cooling
1 • Skin • non-genre • (1952) • short story by Roald Dahl
22 • Lamb to the Slaughter • non-genre • (1953) • short story by Roald Dahl
35 • The Sound Machine • (1949) • short story by Roald Dahl
53 • An African Story • (1946) • short story by Roald Dahl
71 • Galloping Foxley • non-genre • (1953) • short story by Roald Dahl
90 • The Wish • (1948) • short story by Roald Dahl
95 • The Surgeon • non-genre • (1988) • novelette by Roald Dahl
129 • Dip in the Pool • non-genre • (1952) • short story by Roald Dahl
144 • The Champion of the World • non-genre • (1959) • novelette by Roald Dahl
179 • Beware of the Dog • non-genre • (1944) • short story by Roald Dahl
195 • My Lady Love, My Dove • non-genre • (1952) • short story by Roald Dahl