Lamb to the Slaughter
By (Author) Roald Dahl
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
15th July 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Short stories
Humorous fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
Paperback
144
Width 111mm, Height 181mm, Spine 15mm
200g
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books No author perfected the twist in the tale better than Roald Dahl. His stories - many of which were filmed as Tales of the Unexpected - take us into a world that is shocking, cruelly funny and always has a sinister edge. What if plants could feel pain What kind of father would bet his daughter in a wager And what is the secret behind that delicious lamb dinner...
Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.