Will the poor man ever find out? Must he be a cuckold for the rest of his life? Yes, he must.
The husband is too good a man even to suspect her. The wife is cunning, deceitful, and lecherous, and she is invariably up to some sort of jiggery-pokery with the dirty dog. The husband is a decent clean-living man, working hard at his job. There are always three main characters-the husband, the wife, and the dirty dog. The short stories are bizarre, ridiculous, filled with adult humour and all designed to be read in one sitting.The basic theme of these stories never varies.
The collection includes Lamb to the Slaughter, where a woman kills her husband with the leg of a lamb, and Dip in the Pool about a man who jumps ship so as not to lose a bet. Someone Like YouĪway from his children’s books, this collection of short stories shows the macabre side to Dahl’s story-telling. He decides to stay in a curious bed and breakfast filled with creepy, petrified animals - a decision he later regrets. Later reprinted in the 1960 anthology Kiss Kiss, The Landlady tells the tale of a 17-year-old businessman who is looking for lodgings in Bath for a new job. Unlike Dahl’s children’s stories, The Landlady is actually a short horror that initially appeared in The New Yorker. To celebrate Roald Dahl Day (September 13) we’re taking a look at five books and stories by Dahl that you may not have read… The Landlady READ MORE: Roald Dahl Day: Great Missenden places that inspired famous children's author While the author’s short stories are darker than his children’s books, they still contain the same cheek and humour as the stories we know and love. We all grew up with the Roald Dahl classics that millions of children around the world have come to know and love.īut as well as family favourites including The BFG, Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, did you know Dahl also has a lesser-known collection of short stories.
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