Skin and Other Stories

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Skin and Other Stories
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First edition cover
Author Roald Dahl
Publisher Puffin Books
Publication date
July 2000
ISBN 0-670-89184-3

Skin and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by Roald Dahl, published in 2000 by Puffin Books, [1] a division of Penguin Putnam Books.

Contents

Most of these stories were previously collected in the Dahl book, Someone Like You (1953). "An African Story" and "Beware of the Dog" were previously collected in Over to You (1946). "The Champion of the World" was previously collected in Kiss Kiss (1960).

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Contents

Plot summaries

The Surgeon

Dr Sandy operates on a Saudi prince, and is given a diamond as a reward. He is going away for the weekend, so he hides the diamond by freezing it into an ice tray. When he returns, his house has been ransacked and the diamond is gone. The next day, another surgeon is operating on someone with an object stuck in his intestine. It is the diamond! This surgeon takes it to the same jeweller Dr Sandy had taken it to, to be valued. The jeweller recognises it and calls the police, who arrest the other surgeon. The jeweller notifies Sandy. He is able to explain the situation, and the burglar is arrested while recovering from his surgery. He had evidently made himself a drink at Dr Sandy's house.

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References

  1. Bradburn, Frances (1 October 2000). "Skin and Other Stories". Booklist . Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. "SKIN and Other Stories by Roald Dahl". Publishers Weekly . 4 February 2002. Retrieved 13 October 2024.