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Lamb to the Slaughter (A Roald Dahl Short Story)
Lamb to the Slaughter (A Roald Dahl Short Story) | Roald Dahl
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Lamb to the Slaughter is a short, sharp, chilling story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a twisted story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a wife serves up a dish that utterly baffles the police . . . Lamb to the Slaughter is taken from the short story collection Someone Like You, which includes seventeen other devious and shocking stories, featuring the two men who make an unusual and chilling wager over the provenance of a bottle of wine; a curious machine that reveals the horrifying truth about plants; the man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach; and others. 'The absolute master of the twist in the tale.' (Observer ) This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by Juliet Stevenson. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
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leonora679
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☆☆☆☆☆

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Cathythoughts
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#BakedGoodsonCover #Booked2021 Roast Lamb baked in the oven .... it‘s years sinse I read this story .. and it‘s so good. I feel like I‘m cheating a bit because it is ( very) short , but it is presented in its own little book. The writing is great, so much so I‘ve just ordered the complete works of Dahls adult short stories..... 👍🏻

vlwelser I always loved this story. 3y
Cathythoughts @vlwelser Me too !! It‘s so clever & good 3y
erzascarletbookgasm Isn‘t it a perfect crime? 😁 3y
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Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm 👌🏻 perfection ! 3y
LeahBergen I love his short stories and this story is a favourite! 3y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I love them too 👯 ! and it‘s years sinse I read them ... I‘m looking forward to reading again 🖤 3y
andrew61 Great choice Cathy, I don't think I've read it but I have somewhere a book of his stories which I will have to reread 3y
Cathythoughts @andrew61 Ah it‘s a great short story... I‘m looking forward to reading & rereading them soon ! Enjoy your pint of Guinness at the weekend ! If only we could have a real one in a real pub ... 3y
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S3V3N
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An awesomely wicked short story. I love short stories and this one was great. I highly recommend.

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abookishbutterfly
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And an orange stack, too. Check out #jennsrainbowchallenge on Instagram for more information on this giveaway.

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js0315
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erzascarletbookgasm
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This short story is #ironic in title and ending.
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Cinfhen Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💚 7y
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KarenUK
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Story 1 for my #AJFikryshortstoryproject ....Typical Roald Dahl- A darkly wicked and comic little tale of the perfect crime.... find it free here http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lamb.html.... #nextup 'The Diamond as big as the Ritz' by F Scott Fitzgerald ....
(also included a picture I love of Roald Dahl and Ernest Hemingway together and an illustration by Holly Exley from Pinterest)

ValerieAndBooks Whoa! Good story. Thanks for the link. Now I feel like I must read this book (AJ Fikry) asap! 7y
KarenUK @ValerieAndBooks... glad you used the link! 'Storied life....' is a charming quick read, and AJFikry is wonderfully curmudgeonly character... and I'm loving all these story recs 😊 (edited) 7y
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misswendyd
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Roald Dahl is mostly known for his children's books, but he also wrote slightly macabre stories for adults. "Lamb to the Slaughter" is one of my favorites, and you can read it online! http://bit.ly/LmVWqZ I collected many of these Penguin Classics shorts because I love the miniature editions.

sabkfox Hello! Where do you buy these mini books from? :) 8y
misswendyd @sabkfox I bought these ages ago and they're out of print. I know Penguin sometimes reissues mini books like this from time to time, often overseas! I'd recommend googling a bit and keeping an eye out. 8y
sabkfox Thank you. :) 8y
tasha Dahl is one of my absolute favourites. But I have yet to read his adult darker stuff!! 8y
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