Includes the story "Poison," now a short film from Wes Anderson on Netflix In this collection of stories, Dahl tantalizes, amuses, and sometimes terrifies readers about what lurks beneath the ordinary. - "With the inventive power of a Thomas Edison and the imagination...
Two works by Shakespeare ("The Merchant of Venice" and "Antony and Cleopatra") that were largely misread and unfairly relegated to the background.
Tales of the Unexpected is perhaps his most universally famous book, in which he fully demonstrates the statement: "Roald Dahl's mind is unmistakably malevolent and perverse" (The Washington Post). Indeed, the author masterfully displays his deadly wit and macabre sense of humor...