Skin and Other Stories

The eleven stories in this volume are drawn from Dahl's popular adult short stories and were chosen for their quirky, twisted, and haunting plots -- sure to please Dahl teenage fans.



Contents

vii • Introduction (Skin and Other Stories) • (2000) • essay by Wendy Cooling

1 • Skin • non-genre • (1952) • short story by Roald Dahl

22 • Lamb to the Slaughter • non-genre • (1953) • short story by Roald Dahl

35 • The Sound Machine • (1949) • short story by Roald Dahl

53 • An African Story • (1946) • short story by Roald Dahl

71 • Galloping Foxley • non-genre • (1953) • short story by Roald Dahl

90 • The Wish • (1948) • short story by Roald Dahl

95 • The Surgeon • non-genre • (1988) • novelette by Roald Dahl

129 • Dip in the Pool • non-genre • (1952) • short story by Roald Dahl

144 • The Champion of the World • non-genre • (1959) • novelette by Roald Dahl

179 • Beware of the Dog • non-genre • (1944) • short story by Roald Dahl

195 • My Lady Love, My Dove • non-genre • (1952) • short story by Roald Dahl