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Collected Short Stories [51 stories]

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  • 1991 first published
  • 768 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (6 ratings)
  • 15 editions
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Collected Short Stories [51 stories] is a 1991 gothic fiction and horror novel by Roald Dahl. The story is set in London and Epsom, in the 20th century. Characters include Narrator, Hitchhiker and William Buggage. Key subjects include Hitchhiking, pickpockets, booksellers and bookselling and Extortion.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 67 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions.

At about 768 pages, most readers finish it in 14–15 hours.

About Collected Short Stories [51 stories]

The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl is a 1991 short story collection for adults by Roald Dahl. The collection containing tales of macabre malevolence comprises many of Dahl's stories seen in the television series Tales of the Unexpected and previously collected in Someone Like You (1953), Kiss, Kiss (1960), Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl (1969), Switch Bitch (1974), and Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: The Country Stories of Roald Dahl (1989). Contains 51 stories (order varies by edition): From [Kiss Kiss](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16248853W/Kiss_Kiss) [Landlady](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504259W/Landlady) [William and Mary](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504266W/William_and_Mary) [The Way Up to Heaven](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504268W/The_Way_Up_to_Heaven) [Parson's Pleasure](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8318648W/Parson's_Pleasure) [Mrs.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Narrator
  • Hitchhiker
  • William Buggage
  • Miss Tottle
  • Mr Hoddy
  • Mr Feasey
  • Lionel Lampson
  • Gladys Ponsonby
  • Janet de Pelagia
  • John Royden

Subjects

  • Fiction Classics
  • Gothic & Horror
  • Hitchhiking
  • Pickpockets
  • Booksellers and bookselling
  • Extortion
  • Short story
  • Caviar
  • Bungarus
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Begging
  • Prefects
  • Cruise ships
  • Betting pools
  • Caregivers

Quick answers

Who wrote Collected Short Stories [51 stories]?

Collected Short Stories [51 stories] was written by Roald Dahl and first published in 1991.

What genre is Collected Short Stories [51 stories]?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Horror.

How long is Collected Short Stories [51 stories]?

The median edition has 768 pages, about 14–15 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Collected Short Stories [51 stories]?

Readers who like it often enjoy Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, What Dreams May Come and Spawn.

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