Further Tales of the Unexpected

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Information

• First editions:
  • Chivers, 1981.
• Also published as:
  • More Tales of the Unexpected (original title)

• Contains:
  • “Genesis and Catastrophe”
  • “Georgy Porgy”
  • “Mr. Botibol”
  • “Poison”
  • “The Butler”
  • “The Hitchhiker”
  • “The Sound Machine”
  • “The Umbrella Man”
  • “Vengeance is Mine, Inc.”

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Description

Roald Dahl can stand on your head, twist you in knots, tie up your hands and leave you gasping for more. In this, his latest selection of short stories the surprises are as wicked and witty as ever. Taken from Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss and The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar, plus four brand new stories, they lure you into a world as full of unease, coincidence and black humour as you could wish. This title covers stories including: “Poison”; “The Sound Machine”; “Georgy Porgy”; “Genesis and Catastrophe”; “The Hitch-Hiker”; “The Umbrella Man”; “Mr Botibol”; “Vengeance is Mine Inc.”; and, “The Butler”.