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Skin and Other Stories

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Information

• First editions:
  • Viking, 2000, U.S.A.
• Contains:
  • "An African Story"
  • "Beware of the Dog"
  • "Dip in the Pool"
  • "Galloping Foxley"
  • "Lamb to the Slaughter"
  • "My Lady Love, My Dove"
  • "Skin"
  • "The Champion of the World"
  • "The Sound Machine"
  • "The Surgeon"
  • "The Wish"

Description

Who could imagine that a woman might use a frozen leg of lamb to kill her husband – and then feed it to the investigating police? Or that a greedy group of art dealers would stop at nothing to separate a poor man from a valuable picture – that's tattooed on his back?

These thirteen tales will keep readers spellbound from the opening lines until the surprise-twist endings that are always immensely satisfying. Roald Dahl is one of the few authors ever to be so hugely successful as an author for both children and adults. He was a master of the adult short story and his popular anthologies showcase his skill as a sleight of hand artist. The stories in this new collection have been specially selected as an introduction for teenagers to the adult writings of one of the greatest storytellers ever.

Teacher Resources

• "Beware of the Dog"
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
    • Several discussion ideas and writing exercises related to war literature.
• "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
• "Galloping Foxley"
  • Classroom Activities
    • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story
• "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
• "My Lady Love, My Dove"
  • Classroom Activities
    • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story
• "The Wish"
  • Classroom Activities
    • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story

Cover Illustration

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