Roald Dahl was a brilliant and versatile writer, one of the few ever to have been equally and spectacularly successful as an author for both adults and children. The combination of compelling, ingenious, sometimes disturbing stories, with their dazzling wit and sheer originality, have made his books bestsellers with readers of all ages.

Now Wendy Cooling has specially chosen this new selection of thirteen of Dahl's stories as an introduction to the writing of one of the world's greatest storytellers. Subtle and bizarre, ironic and amusing, macabre and often grotesque, in every sense these tales provide a superb first step into the unexpected world of Roald Dahl.

Reviewer: john