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Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories

by Roald Dahl · 1953

Roald Dahl's Short Story Collections seriesNext:Someone Like You(1953) →

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These five short stories offer a selection of Dahl's adult writing. Parson's Pleasureis a country tale, A Piece of Cake, a wartime reminiscence, Lamb to the Slaughtera story of vengeful murder, and the remaining two, The Booksellerand The Butler, are on favorite themes of greed and snobbery.

Genre
horrorBritish mysterycrimemysteryhumor
Themes
childhood
Setting
1950sCambridgeEton CollegeLondonNew York
Mood
disturbing
Audience
childrensyoung adultadult
Length
short · 87 pages
Form
short stories

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