Book 1995

Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories (Penguin 60s)

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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Language: English
Published: 1995

English fiction
Fiction
Children's literature
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short story

These five short stories offer a selection of Dahl's adult writing. "Parson's Pleasure" is a country tale, "A Piece of Cake", a wartime reminiscence, "Lamb to the Slaughter" a story of vengeful murder, and the remaining two, set in London, are on favourite themes of greed and snobbery.