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Can I read The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1 on EtoBox?
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1 by Roald Dahl is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1 about?
‘They are brutal, these stories, and yet you finish reading each one with a smile, or maybe even a hollow laugh, certainly a shiver of gratification, because the conclusion always seems so right’ Charlie Higson, from his introduction. Roald Dahl is one of the most popular writers of the modern age, effortlessly writing for children and adults alike. In this, the first of two volumes chronologically collecting all his published adult short stories, we see how Dahl began by using his experiences in the war to write fiction but quickly turned to his powerful and dark imagination to pen some of the most unsettling and disquieting tales ever written. In 27 stories, written between 1944 and 1953, we encounter such classic tales as ‘Man from the South’, featuring a wager with appalling consequences; ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’, in which a wife murders her husband yet has a novel idea for throwing the police off the scent; and in ‘The Sound Machine’, the horrific truth about plants is revealed. Enter the sinister, twisted world of Roald Dahl: whether you’re young or old, you’ll never want to leave. ‘Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive
Who reads The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- Publisher
- ePubLibre
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
