Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)

I grew up with Roald Dahl in my house, and one of my High School teachers absolutely loved Dahl short stories. In my mind at least, a Roald Dahl short story is everything a short story should be. I was very surprised to find that most Americans only seem to know about Dahl because of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, and they are quite unaware of his spectacular short stories.I got this collection for my boyfriend at the time, husband now, for his birthday because he absolutely loves short stories (mostly science fiction like Bradbury, Asimov, Sturgeon, Le Guin, Clarke) and is a huge Lovecraft fan as well. Dahl short stories are strange, humorous (sometimes in a slightly twisted kind of way), tinged with varying degrees of creepy, and ends with the epitome of "the plot twist". I was sure that Roald Dahl would be right up his alley. I was right. He absolutely loved it! He read the whole collection back-to-back in less than a month and has re-read it since at least once or twice that I know of. I feel like many Americans miss out on these spectacular short stories, which is a pity. I would highly recommend them to anyone who enjoys a good short story, and some black humour.

His short stories should be read by everybody.The stories made an enormous impression on me. I tell some of his stories on evenings with friends around the table. I will give this book to my sons, so that they will never forget Roald Dahl.

I grew up on Roald Dahl stories, not just his classic children's stories, but dark tales like "The Skin" and "The Taste" and "Lamb to the Slaughter." Dahl was a master storyteller, able to get under the skin in the most unconventional ways. It is real treat to have all his "adult stories" gathered here in one volume. Dahl's stories always had a sinister element, exposing the anxiety and frustration that lied beneath mundane middle class life. While ostensibly these stories qualify as "British humor," they have long transcended the bounds of Great Britain and become part of the world's collective imagination, inspiring everyone from Alfred Hitchcock to Tim Burton with his tales of the macabre and the fantastical.

Fun stories from a bizarre and fascinating mind.

Roald Dahl was a master of short fiction. If you read anything in this gorgeous collection, read "Vengeance Is Mine, Inc.," "Genesis and Catastrophe," and "They Shall Not Grow Old." Ronald Dahl: the king of letting his characters get away with the most delightful schemes! A gem of fiction.

Good collection of short stories that are fast-paced. Perfect to read just before going to sleep or to quickly pass less than an hour's time. The stories will make you think on them the rest of the day.

Definitely you should. Powerful, reasonably short and very well paced.

Having extensively read Roald Dahl's books for children in my childhood, imagine my excitement when I received the Collected Short Stories (all 762 glorious pages)from my husband for my 30th birthday! I've read many of the collected stories in smaller published collections, in books which, when leant to friends, would mysteriously dissappear...most likely into the annals of their own favorite book collections! Well, EVERY story is right here, in this delightfully thick and wonderfully wicked compendium. Highly recommended.

Roald Dahl! Amazing! Short Stories for adults, not for the easily scared!This is for the time's you dont want to read a long novel but want to read quality that get's to the point quickly!A master of suspense and unusual tales that haunt and open's up a world of imagination!

This book is filled with many short stories which will leave you in a state of shock for a whole day or at least few hours. And who doesn't love Roald Dahl? One more thing, this book is not for small kids; it has some mature content.Ignore the pictures i have attached, i was in a blogging mood today😂

This is exactly the book that I purchased as a present for a friend who is a bit lacking in Visual capabilities. It was advertised as a large print book but unfortunately what arrived at my house was a normal print size book. I will keep this for myself and continue my search for the large print version.

An excellent writer but you might prefer to get each collection in paperback, as the collections, plural, in this volume are printed in small print. The type face was also very faint, and together with the small print, made it difficult to read.I have since bought the collection Kiss, Kiss, as the print size is easier to read.

Cant go wrong with these short stories from a genius of a man! I loved them!