Books

Selected Stories of Roald Dahl

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Information

• First editions:
  • Modern Library, 1968, USA.
    • Published as part of "Modern Library of the World's Best Books" Series
  • Random House, 1970, USA.
    • Value (circa 1994) in Very Good condition
      • Without dustjacket: $4-$8
      • With dustjacket: $14-$21
• Contains:
  • "Dip in the Pool"
  • "Genesis and Catastrophe"
  • "Georgy Porgy"
  • "Lamb to the Slaughter"
  • "Mr. Feasey"
  • "Mr. Hoddy"
  • "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat"
  • "Parson's Pleasure"
  • "Royal Jelly"
  • "Rummins"
  • "Skin"
  • "Taste"
  • "The Champion of the World"
  • "The Landlady"
  • "The Ratcatcher"

Teacher Resources

• "Dip in the Pool"
  • Classroom Activities
    • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story
  • Additional Classroom Question
    • Suggested question to tack on the end of Jocelyn Allen's Classroom Activities
• "Lamb to the Slaughter"
  • Wide Reading Coursework
    • Various activities that involve comparing this story to Thomas Hardy's "The Withered Arm", Charles Dickens's "The Signalman", and Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Speckled Band"
  • Classroom Activities
    • Includes a reading jigsaw, ranking features of the perfect murder, and vocabulary matching task
• "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat"
  • Classroom Activities
    • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story
• "Parson's Pleasure"
  • Classroom Activities
    • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story
• "Taste"
  • Classroom Activities
    • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story
  • Classroom Ideas
    • Includes some ideas for teaching grammar
• "The Landlady"
  • Online Crossword Puzzle
    • Online puzzle focussing on word definitions, synonyms, and antonyms
  • Classroom Activities
    • Includes a making your own story exercise (using extracts from Dahl's story) and questions
  • Foreshadowing and Dramatic Irony
    • Includes several activities, links, and handouts
  • Writing Letters-to-the-Editor
    • Includes ideas for learning to write letters based on the story
  • Exploring Foreshadowing Through Letter Writing
    • A letter writing activity exploring foreshadowing based on the story

Cover Illustration

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First Edition, The Modern Library, 1968