Tales of the Unexpected (short story collection)

Tales of the Unexpected

First edition
Author	Roald Dahl
Language	English
Genre	Crime • horror • conte cruel
Publisher	Michael Joseph
Publication date	September 1979
Media type	print
Pages	256
ISBN	0-7181-1751-4
OCLC	903938072
Followed by	More Tales of the Unexpected

Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected is a collection of 16 short stories written by British author Roald Dahl and first published in 1979. All of the stories were earlier published in the books Someone Like You and Kiss Kiss . ^[1]

This collection, along More Tales of the Unexpected , was issued as a companion to Anglia's popular television series Tales of the Unexpected, broadcast on ITV from 1979 to 1988. ^[2]

Stories

1. "Taste"
2. "Lamb to the Slaughter"
3. "Man from the South"
4. "My Lady Love, My Dove"
5. "Dip in the Pool"
6. "Galloping Foxley"
7. "Skin"
8. "Neck"
9. "Nunc Dimittis"
10. "The Landlady"
11. "William and Mary"
12. "The Way Up to Heaven"
13. "Parson's Pleasure"
14. "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat"
15. "Royal Jelly"
16. "Edward the Conqueror"

References

1. Roald Dahl (1979). Tales of the Unexpected. The first seven stories in this book are from Someone Like You, ... remaining stories are from Kiss Kiss
2. "Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series 1979–1988) - IMDb".