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Completely Unexpected Tales by Roald Dahl (Penguin, September 1986, 0-14-009820-8, £2.95, 405pp, pb, om)     Omnibus collecting Dahl’s bizarre short stories. · Tales of the Unexpected · Roald Dahl · co Michael Joseph, 1979 · More Tales of the Unexpected · Roald Dahl · co Michael Joseph, 1980 9 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 24 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 34 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 45 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 60 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 72 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 87 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 102 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 122 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” 144 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 154 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 181 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 195 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 220 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 237 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 265 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 287 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 298 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 312 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 336 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 343 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 355 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage, 1979 362 · Mr. Botibol · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 383 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 402 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It”

Cruelty by Roald Dahl (Penguin, August 25, 2016, 978-0-718-18565-7, £9.99, 217pp, tp, co, cover by Charming Baker) 1 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It” 16 · The Great Automatic Grammatizator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 33 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 71 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 94 · The Swan · Roald Dahl · nv The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1977 122 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 138 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 161 · The Princess and the Poacher · Roald Dahl · ss Two Fables by Roald Dahl, Viking, 1986 174 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 184 · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race”; given as “Claud’s Dog: Mr. Feasey” on the story page.

The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories by Roald Dahl (Viking UK, February 1997, 0-670-86712-8, £14.99, 286pp, hc, co, cover by Martin O’Neill)     Collection of 13 stories selected from Dahl’s earlier collections, with an Introduction by Wendy Cooling. 7 · Introduction · Wendy Cooling · in (r) 9 · The Great Automatic Grammatizator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 35 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 57 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It” 62 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 77 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 90 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 123 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage, 1979 132 · Katina · Roald Dahl · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1944 164 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 182 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 218 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 244 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 263 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953

The Great Switcheroo by Roald Dahl (Travelman, August 1998, 1-86092-034-9, £1.50, ph, nv)     Classic story reprinted in a “folded map” format for reading while travelling. In the “Travelman Sex” series.

Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl (Alfred A. Knopf, February 1960, $3.95, 308pp, hc, co) 3 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 17 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv 55 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 74 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 109 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 133 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv 171 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv 205 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 215 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 242 · Pig · Roald Dahl · ss 271 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959

Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories by Roald Dahl (Penguin US, 1995, 0-14-600055-2, $0.95, 87pp, pb, co)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 31 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944). 46 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 59 · The Bookseller · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1987 83 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It”

More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl (Michael Joseph, March 1980, 0-7181-1919-3, £4.95, 127pp, hc, co)     Published simultaneously in paperback by Penguin. 7 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 19 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 33 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 57 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 64 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 75 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage, 1979 83 · Mr. Botibol · Roald Dahl · nv 104 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv 124 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It”

Over to You: 10 Stories of Flyers and Flying by Roald Dahl (Reynal & Hitchcock, January 1946, 182pp, hc, co) 1 · Death of an Old Old Man · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1945 17 · An African Story · Roald Dahl · ss 35 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944). 51 · Madame Rosette · Roald Dahl · nv Harper’s Magazine August 1945 89 · Katina · Roald Dahl · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1944 106 · Yesterday Was Beautiful · Roald Dahl · ss 127 · They Shall Not Grow Old · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal March 1945 149 · Beware of the Dog · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine October 1944 165 · Only This · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1944 173 · Someone Like You · Roald Dahl · ss Town & Country November 1945

A Roald Dahl Selection by Roald Dahl (Longman, 1980, 978-0-582-22281-6, 168pp, hc, co) v · Introduction · [uncredited] · in 1 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 13 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 25 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 36 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959 61 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 77 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 95 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 113 · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 127 · The Hitchhiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 140 · Points for Discussion and Suggestions for Writing · [uncredited] · ms 154 · Reading and Writing Short Stories · [uncredited] · ar 159 · Wider Reading · [uncredited] · bi

The Roald Dahl Treasury by Roald Dahl (Jonathan Cape, September 25, 1997, 0-224-04691-8, £19.99, 444pp, hc, co, cover by Quentin Blake)     Associational collection of stories, extracts, autobiography and letters, including the complete text (and illustrations) of four of his children’s books and 8 items never previously published. Simultaneous with the US (Viking) edition. 4 · On Publishing Roald Dahl · Tom Maschler · in 6 · About My father · Ophelia Dahl · bg 11 · The Hut · Ralph Steadman · in 17 · Part One: Animals 19 · Be Nice to Frogs… · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 20 · The Twits · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1980 26 · The Enormous Crocodile · Roald Dahl · ss Jonathan Cape, 1978 44 · The Enormous Crocodile · Roald Dahl · ex from Revolting Recipes, Jonathan Cape, 1994 47 · The Pig · Roald Dahl · pm Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1983 50 · Letter from America · Robin Chan · lt 53 · Letter from Abroad · Roald Dahl · pm 54 · The Owl and the Pussy-cat · Roald Dahl · pm 58 · Fantastic Mr Fox · Roald Dahl · ex Allen & Unwin, 1970 62 · Creating Characters · Roald Dahl · ar (r) 64 · The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me · Roald Dahl · nv Jonathan Cape, 1985 92 · The Boy Who Talked with Animals · Roald Dahl · nv The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1977 102 · Stealing a Magpie · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 104 · Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf · Roald Dahl · pm Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1982 108 · The Three Little Pigs · Roald Dahl · pm Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1982 112 · Moles · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 115 · The Lion · Roald Dahl · pm Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1983 116 · Roald Dahl, Author · Roald Dahl · ms (r) 117 · Tortoises · Roald Dahl · fw from Esio Trot, Jonathan Cape, 1990 118 · Esio Trot · Roald Dahl · ss Jonathan Cape, 1990 142 · Hickety, Pickety · Roald Dahl · pm 143 · The Crocodile · Roald Dahl · pm expanded from version in Dirty Beasts. 149 · Part Two: Magic 151 · Those Who Don’t Believe in Magic Will Never Find It · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 152 · The Marvellous Ears · Roald Dahl · ex from The BFG, Jonathan Cape, 1982 164 · The BFG Stamp · Quentin Blake · ms (r) 165 · Snozzcumbers · Roald Dahl · ex from Revolting Recipes, Jonathan Cape, 1994 168 · The Minpins · Roald Dahl · nv Jonathan Cape, 1991 198 · Cinderella · Roald Dahl · pm Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1982 204 · James and the Giant Peach · Roald Dahl · ex Knopf, 1961 213 · Jack and the Beanstalk · Roald Dahl · pm Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1982 218 · The Witches · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1983 240 · The Cow · Roald Dahl · pm Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1983 243 · Cadbury’s Dairy Milk · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 244 · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · Roald Dahl · ex Knopf, 1964 265 · Treats · Roald Dahl · ex from Revolting Recipes, Jonathan Cape, 1994 266 · George’s Marvellous Medicine · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1981 281 · Part Three: Family, friends and foes 283 · Winkles for Tea… · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 284 · The Sweet-Shop · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 290 · A Little Nut-Tree · Roald Dahl · pm Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1989 291 · Matilda’s Father · Roald Dahl · ex from Matilda, Jonathan Cape, 1988 296 · Danny’s Father · Roald Dahl · ex from Danny, The Champion of the World, Jonathan Cape, 1975 299 · Roald Dahl’s Father · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 300 · Letter from Roald Dahl to His Sister, Alfhild · Roald Dahl · lt (r) 301 · The Headmaster · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 305 · The Roald Dahl Guide to Railway Safety · Roald Dahl · ex (r) 308 · Matilda · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1988 319 · When We Acquired the Motor-Boat · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 322 · A Dahl Invention · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 325 · A Poem in Reply to Schoolchildren · Roald Dahl · pm 326 · Danny, The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1975 352 · Hansel and Gretel · Roald Dahl · pm Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1989 363 · Hansel and Gretel Spare Ribs · Roald Dahl · ex from Revolting Recipes, Jonathan Cape, 1994 364 · Conkers · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 367 · Letter from Roald Dahl to His Mother · Roald Dahl · lt (r) 368 · A Drive in the Motor-Car · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 377 · Part Four: Matters of Importance 379 · The Biggest Hip Bone Ever · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 380 · Lucky Break · Roald Dahl · ar The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1977 384 · Photography · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 386 · Motorbikes · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 389 · The Twits · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1980 390 · The Emperor’s New Clothes · Roald Dahl · pm Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1989 399 · Wild Mushrooms · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 400 · Simba · Roald Dahl · ex from Going Solo, Jonathan Cape, 1986 409 · Ideas to Help Aspiring Writers · Roald Dahl · ar (r) 412 · The Green Mamba · Roald Dahl · ex from Going Solo, Jonathan Cape, 1986 422 · Where Art Thou, Mother Christmas? · Roald Dahl · pm (r) 424 · Hot and Cold · Roald Dahl · pm Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1989 425 · The Price of Debauchery · Roald Dahl · pm Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1989 426 · Dar es Salaam to Nairobi by Ford Prefect · Roald Dahl · ex from Going Solo, Jonathan Cape, 1986 431 · Letter from Roald Dahl to His Mother, 4 December 1939 · Roald Dahl · lt (r) 432 · Survival · Roald Dahl · ex from Going Solo, Jonathan Cape, 1986 436 · First Encounter with a Bandit · Roald Dahl · ex from Going Solo, Jonathan Cape, 1986 443 · Roald Dahl Talking · Roald Dahl · ms from an Interview with Brian Sibley Broadcast by the BBC World Service, November 1988. 444 · As I Grow Old · Roald Dahl · pm