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Tales of the Unexpected

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Tales of the Unexpected

In this collection of stories, Dahl tantalizes, amuses, and sometimes terrifies readers into a sense of what lurks beneath the ordinary. Included in this collection are such notorious gems of the bizarre as â€œThe Second Machine,â€ â€œLamb to the Slaughter,â€ â€œNeck,â€ and â€œThe Landlady.â€
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Other stories explore: A wine connoisseur with an infallible palate and a sinister taste in wagers. A decrepit old man with a masterpiece tattooed on his back. A voracious adventuress, a gentle cuckold, and a garden sculpture that becomes an instrument of sadistic vengeance. Social climbers who climb a bit too quickly. Philanderers whose deceptions are a trifle too ornate. Impeccable servants whose bland masks slip for one vertiginous instant.
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With the inventive power of a Thomas Edison and the imagination of a Lewis Carrollâ€¦Roald Dahl is a wizard of comedy and the grotesque, an artist with a marvelously topsy-turvy sense of the ridiculous in life.â€ â€“Cleveland Plain Dealer
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780679729891
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1990-07-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679729891

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