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Information

• First editions:
  • Penguin, 1997, Great Britain.
    • Special promotional edition for Tetley Tea

• Contains:
  • “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat”
  • “Neck”
  • “Nunc Dimittis”
  • “The Way Up to Heaven”
  • “Vengeance is Mine, Inc.”

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Covers

Sections: Information | Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Penguin, 1997, Great Britain.
    • Special promotional edition for Tetley Tea

• Contains:
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “My Lady Love, My Dove”
  • “Parson’s Pleasure”
  • “The Butler”
  • “The Hitchhiker”
  • “The Umbrella Man”

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Covers

Sections: Information | Description | Covers | Catalan, Czech, and Russian Covers

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Random House/Vintage, 1979, USA.
    • To identify: Published in soft cover with a ‘First Edition’ statement and not priced.

• Contains:
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Edward the Conqueror”
  • “Galloping Foxley”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “Man From the South”
  • “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat”
  • “My Lady Love, My Dove”
  • “Neck”
  • “Nunc Dimittis”
  • “Parson’s Pleasure”
  • “Royal Jelly”
  • “Skin”
  • “Taste”
  • “The Landlady”
  • “The Way Up to Heaven”
  • “William and Mary”

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Description

This collection showcases sixteen of Roald Dahl’s finest tales, taken from Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You. There are tales of the risk-takers, such as the man who wagers his daughter’s hand in marriage to a wine connoisseur, or the traveller who throws himself overboard on a cruise liner to win a bet. Here too is the understated cruelty of “Edward the Conqueror,” in which a mysterious cat seems to threaten domestic life, or the innocuous-seeming “Landlady,” whose guests stay for longer than they intend. Not forgetting the satisfyingly shocking tales of revenge, such as “Nunc Dimittis” or “Lamb to the Slaughter.”

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Covers

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Catalan Covers – Històries imprevistes

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Czech Covers – Příběhy nečekaných konců

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Russian Covers – Абсолютно неожиданные истории

Sections: Information | Reviews | Covers | Czech, Estonian, French, German and Russian Covers

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Knopf, 1974, USA.
    • To identify: Used a standard ‘First Edition’ statement and has the Borzoi dog logo blind stamped on the rear board. Published with a dust jacket priced at $5.95.
  • Michael Joseph, 1974, UK.
    • To identify: Uses a standard single statement (‘Published in Great Britain’ followed by the date, no later dates or printing statements) and published with a dust jacket priced at £2.75.

• Contains:
  • “B***h”
  • “The Great Switcheroo”
  • “The Last Act”
  • “The Visitor”
• Related books:
  • Roald Dahl Collection
  • Selected Works of Roald Dahl
  • The Complete Tales of the Unexpected and Other Stories
  • Twitch Twitch
• Audio Books:
  • Milostné rošády read by Jiří Ornest, Jiří Lábus, Lukáš Hlavica, Taťjana Medvecká and Michal Pavlata
  • Switch B***h read by Christian Rodska
  • Switch B***h read by Richard E. Grant, Derek Jacobi, Shane Rimmer, and Gillian Anderson

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Reviews

• “Short changed” by Peter Ackroyd from the November 30, 1974 issue of The Spectator (UK) (read online)

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Covers

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Czech Covers – Milostné rošády

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Estonian Covers – Külaline. Neli erootilist üllatust

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French Covers – La grande entourloupe

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German Covers – Kuschel muschel

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Russian Covers

Sections: Information | Reviews | Covers | Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Russian, Slovenian, and Swedish Covers

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Knopf, 1953, USA.
    • To identify: Used a standard ‘First Edition’ statement and published with a dust jacket priced $3.50.
  • Secker & Warburg, 1954, UK.
    • To identify: Used a standard single statement and published with a dust jacket priced at 12s/6d. Note: Note: this edition was missing two stories contained in the Knopf edition: “Neck” and “The Great Automatic Grammatisator.”
  • Michael Joseph, 1961, UK.
    • To identify: Used a standard single statement that included the wording: ‘This revised and expanded edition…’ Published with a dust jacket priced at 15s net. Note: this edition restored the two stories missing from the Secker & Warburg edition, making its contents identical to the original Knopf edition.

• Contains:
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Galloping Foxley”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “Man From the South”
  • “Mr. Feasey”
  • “Mr. Hoddy”
  • “My Lady Love, My Dove”
  • “Neck”
  • “Nunc Dimittis”
  • “Poison”
  • “Rummins”
  • “Skin”
  • “Taste”
  • “The Great Automatic Grammatizator”
  • “The Ratcatcher”
  • “The Soldier”
  • “The Sound Machine”
  • “The Wish”
• Related books:
  • Roald Dahl Collection
  • Selected Works of Roald Dahl
  • The Complete Tales of the Unexpected and Other Stories
  • Twitch Twitch
• Audio Books:
  • Someone Like You read by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig, Derek Jacobi, Richard Griffiths, Willl Self, Jessica Hynes, Juliet Stevenson, Adrian Scarborough, Richard E. Grant

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Reviews

• “Books and Authors” in July 29, 1954 issue of Western Mail (read online) 
• “Collection of Curiosos” by William Peden in December 26, 1953 issue of The Saturday Review (read online) 
• “Reviews in Brief” in August 28, 1954 issue of The Sydney Morning Herald (read online) 
• “Short and Original” in June 12, 1954 issue of The Advertiser (read online) 
• “Subtle Bludgeoner” by John Barkham in November 8, 1953 issue of The Toledo Blade (read online)

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Covers

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Dutch Covers – M’n liefje, m’n duifje

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Estonian Covers – Keegi sinu moodi

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Finnish Covers – Joku Kaltaisesi

Note: this book contains eight stories from Someone Like You and three from Kiss Kiss.

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French Covers – Bizarre! Bizarre!

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German Covers – … und noch ein Küsschen!

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Russian Covers

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Slovenian Covers – Takšen kot ti

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Swedish Covers – Någon Som Du

Sections: Information | Description | Reviews | Covers | Spanish Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Viking, 2000, USA.

• Contains:
  • “An African Story”
  • “Beware of the Dog”
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Galloping Foxley”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “My Lady Love, My Dove”
  • “Skin”
  • “The Champion of the World”
  • “The Sound Machine”
  • “The Surgeon”
  • “The Wish”

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Description

How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth over a million dollars? You will discover that just about anything is possible in a Roald Dahl story, and here are eleven of his very best.

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Reviews

• “Valley of the Dahls” by Brian Murray (The Weekly Standard)

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Covers

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Spanish Covers – Relatos escalofriantes de Roald Dahl

Sections: Information | Estonian Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Longman, 1987, Great Britain.
    • Edited by Helene Fawcett

• Contains:
  • “The Umbrella Man”
  • “Mr. Botibol”
  • “Vengeance is Mine, Inc.”
  • “The Butler”
  • “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life”
  • “The Bookseller”
  • “The Hitchhiker”
  • “The Surgeon”
• Related books:
  • The Complete Tales of the Unexpected and Other Stories

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Estonian Covers – Kaheksa ootamatut lugu

Sections: Information | Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Longman, 1980, Great Britain.
    • Edited and introduced by Roy Blatchford
    • Photographs by Catherine Shakespeare Lane

• Contains:
  • “Galloping Foxley”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “Man From the South”
  • “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat”
  • “Skin”
  • “The Champion of the World”
  • “The Hitchhiker”
  • “The Landlady”
  • “The Ratcatcher”

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Covers

Sections: Information | Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Modern Library, 1968, USA.
    • Published as part of “Modern Library of the World’s Best Books” Series
  • Random House, 1970, USA.

• Contains:
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Genesis and Catastrophe”
  • “Georgy Porgy”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “Mr. Feasey”
  • “Mr. Hoddy”
  • “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat”
  • “Parson’s Pleasure”
  • “Royal Jelly”
  • “Rummins”
  • “Skin”
  • “Taste”
  • “The Champion of the World”
  • “The Landlady”
  • “The Ratcatcher”

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Covers

Sections: Information | Reviews | Fun Stuff | Covers | Czech, Dutch, Estonian, French, German, and Russian Covers

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945-1946, USA.
    • To identify: Used a single statement and published with a dust jacket priced at $2.50. Note: There was an interrupted print run in December of 1945; see Richard’s site for more details.
  • Hamish Hamilton, 1946, UK.
    • To identify: Used a standard single statement (‘First published’ followed by the date, no later dates or printing statements) and published with a dust jacket priced at 7s/6p.

• Contains:
  • “A Piece of Cake”
  • “An African Story”
  • “Beware of the Dog”
  • “Death of an Old Old Man”
  • “Katina”
  • “Madame Rosette”
  • “Only This”
  • “Someone Like You”
  • “They Shall Not Grow Old”
  • “Yesterday was Beautiful”
• Related books:
  • Roald Dahl Collection
  • Selected Works of Roald Dahl
  • The Complete Tales of the Unexpected and Other Stories
  • Twitch Twitch

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Reviews

• “…to Whom So Much Was Owed” by Michael Straight published in March 9, 1946 issue of The Saturday Review – USA (read online) 
• “Ten short stories on flying” published in June 21, 1947 issue of The Argus – Melbourne, Australia (read online) 
• “Good in action” published in July 15, 1947 issue of The Telegraph – Brisbane, Australia (read online) 
• “Ten Short Stories of Flying” published in July 26, 1947 issue of The Age – Melbourne, Australia (read online) 

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Fun Stuff

• Elsewhere on the web:
  • Plane Writing: Quotes from Early Pilots – Internet site devoted to the biographies of early aviators; some Dahl information 

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Covers

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Czech Covers – Přepínám – deset povídek o letcích a létání

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Dutch Covers – Over en sluiten

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Estonian Covers – Sinu kord. Kümme lugu lenduritest ja lendamisest

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French Covers – À tire-d’aile

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German Covers – steigen aus… maschine brennt… 10 fliegergeschichten

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Russian Covers – Перехожу на прием