Roald Dahl

This Everyman's Library edition is the only hardcover edition of Roald Dahl's stories for adults.

“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
THE TWITS
How do you outwit a Twit?
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything—except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds...

If you could see with your eyes closed, how would you use your power? Thats what Henry has to decide in "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, "one of the seven stories in this extra-ordinary collection. In addition to imaginative and magical tales, this book also contains the true story of how Roald Dahl became a writer, as well as a copy of the very first nonfiction story he wrote for The Saturday Evening Post.

Roald Dahl got all of his wonderful ideas for stories from his own life. He told the story of his childhood in Boy. Now More about Boy features behind-the-scenes material, plus some secrets he left out.

This is not an ordinary dictionary. After all, you wouldn't expect a Roald Dahl Dictionary to be ordinary, would you? Only really interesting words are allowed in this dictionary. All the words which Roald Dahl invented are here, plus the names of Roald Dahl's characters and places. You will also find words that are important in Roald Dahl's world. Finally, some words are simply here just for fun.

This collection brings together Dahl's finest works, illustrating his genius for the horrific and grotesque which is unparalleled.

Matilda es una ávida lectora de solo cinco años. Sensible e inteligente, todos la admiran menos sus mediocres padres, que la cosideran una inútil. Además, tiene poderes extraños y maravillosos. Un día, Matilda decide liberarse y empieza a emplearlos contra la abominable y cruel señorita Trunchbull.

Eleven devious, shocking stories from the master of the unpredictable. What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? Or when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargan? How can a wronged woman take revenge on her deceased husband or a landlady preserve her guests for ever? In these wickedly anarchic stories, Roald Dahl explores the dark, sinister side of the psyche: the cunning,...

When a mysterious old man gives James some magical, tiny green things, he certainly never imagines that they will grow into an enormous peach.