Roald Dahl, the British novelist, is most popular for his tales for children. However, the highlights of his stories remain in the twists contrived in the climax and the very ends of the narrations. A collection of twenty-five such short stories, published as early as 1978, 'The Best of Roald Dahl' compiles the most loved works of the writer, filled with dark humour. Story about a gambler's acceptance of an old man's offerings gone wrong, one about the blood curdling effects of a middle-aged wife's fear of 'missing trains', a third about the astonishing ways of a neurotic vicar, and another that tells the tale of a young traveller's bread and breakfast gone horribly wrong. Other such twisted tales are brought together under this one title. This book is a good read for all Dahl fans and those who appreciate sinister comedy with its own share of thrills.
