Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories by Roald Dahl (Paperback, 2012)

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Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He worked in a tiny hut in the apple orchard of his house in Buckinghamshire until his death in 1990 at the age of 74.

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Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. 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. %%%Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. 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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PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780241955710
eBay Product ID (ePID)111521873

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Book TitleRoald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
AuthorRoald Dahl
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicShort Stories
Publication Year2012
GenreHorror
Number of Pages336 Pages

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Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight234g

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Title_AuthorRoald Dahl
EditorRoald Dahl
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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