Innocence
โ Scribed by Dahl, Roald
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Edition
- 01
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Celebrate Dahl Day by treating yourself one of Roald Dahl's dark and twisted tales for adults - think you know Dahl, think again.
There's a whole world of Dahl still to discover in a newly collected book of his deliciously dark tales for adults . . .
What makes us innocent and how do we come to lose it? Featuring the autobiographical stories telling of Roald Dahl's boyhood and youth as well as four further tales of innocence betrayed, Dahl touches on the joys and horrors of growing up.
Among other stories, you'll read about the wager that destroys a girl's faith in her father, the landlady who has plans for her unsuspecting young guest and the commuter who is horrified to discover that a fellow passenger once bullied him at school.
Featuring extraordinary cover art by Charming Baker, whose paintings echo the dark and twisted world of Dahl's short stories.
**Roald Dahl reveals even more about the darker side of human...
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