Umbrella Man
and Other Stories
by Roald Dahl
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How much would you pay for revenge? Would you stake a bet on your little finger—or on your only daughter's hand in marriage? Each of the thirteen stories collected here will grab your attention and keep you riveted till the very last word—then turn your expectations upside-down and inside-out. By turns shocking, ironic, humorous, and touching, these tales are filled with bizarre twists and unexpected delights. This collection proves Roald Dahl's standing as one of the world's finest storytellers.
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Teen & Young Adult Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense, Juvenile audience, Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Wit and humor, Short stories, Basil Turton, Natalia Turton, Major Haddock, Jelks, Henry Moore, stockbrokers, Oenophilia, short story, beekeepers, royal jelly, grubs, Chippendale Commodes, English Short stories, Short stories, English, mink coats, pawnbrokers, stoles, Cadillacs, Short horror story, cyanide, English Young adult fiction, Juvenile Wit and humor, Fiction 13+, Teenage Fiction, General, Children's fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author)Showing 10 featured editions. View all 20 editions?
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Great Automatic Grammatizator: & Other Stories
2017, Puffin
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Los mejores relatos de Roald Dahl
2016-06, Loqueleo
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Antología: Los Mejores Relatos de Roal Dahl
2014-01, Punto de lectura
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Great Automatic Grammatizator: and Other Stories
2013, Puffin
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The Umbrella Man: and Other Stories
2010, Speak
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The Great Automatic Grammatizator
2001, Puffin Books
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Umbrella Man: and Other Stories
2000, Puffin Books
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The Great Automatic Grammatizator: and Other Stories
1997, Puffin
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The Great Automatic Grammatizator: and other stories
1996, Viking
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Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about a landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? Here are thirteen of Roald Dahl's most unexpected tales, offering young readers the perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius. From the sensitivity of stories such as 'Katina' to the surprising creepiness of 'Taste', these stories are full of all the fun, excitement and wonder of Roald Dahl's writing, offering originality, ingenuity, horror, unexpected twists and turns, a touch of the macabre – and much more besides.
Contains:
Great Automatic Grammatizator
Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
The butler --
Man from the South
Landlady
Parson's Pleasure
The umbrella man --
Katina
Way Up to Heaven
Royal Jelly
Vengeance Is Mine Inc. --
Taste
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