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Horror

Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories]

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  • 1979 first published
  • 286 pages
  • 20 editions
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Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] is a 1979 horror novel by Roald Dahl. It takes readers to New York and Paris in Autumn 1913. Characters include Eugene Foster, Mrs Foster and William Pearl. It deals with Cancer, Brain, artificial hearts and ringer's solution.

35 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions across 4 languages.

At about 286 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories]

Contains: - [Dip in the Pool](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504442W/Dip_in_the_Pool) - [Edward the Conqueror](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504274W/Edward_the_Conqueror) - [Galloping Foxley](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504444W/Galloping_Foxley) - [Lamb to the Slaughter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504418W/Lamb_to_the_Slaughter) - [Landlady](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504259W/Landlady) - [Man from the South](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504421W/Man_from_the_South) - [Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3985404W/Mrs._Bixby_and_the_Colonel's_Coat) - [My Lady Love, My Dove](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504441W/My_Lady_Love_My_Dove) - [Neck](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504509W/Neck) - [Nunc Dimittis](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504524W/Nunc_Dimittis) - [Parson's Pleasure](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8318648W/Parson's_Pleasure) - [Royal Jelly](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504271W/Royal_Jelly) - [Skin](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504460W/Skin) - [Taste](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091200W/Taste) - [The Way Up to Heaven](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504268W/The_Way_Up_to_Heaven) - [William and Mary](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504266W/William_and_Mary)
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Claud
  • Eugene Foster
  • Mrs Foster
  • William Pearl
  • Mary Pearl
  • Landy
  • Cyril Boggis
  • Bert
  • Rummins
  • Albert Taylor

Subjects

  • Cancer
  • Brain
  • Artificial hearts
  • Ringer's solution
  • Phantom limbs
  • Widows
  • Chippendale Commodes
  • Beekeepers
  • Royal jelly
  • Grubs
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Begging
  • Weihnachtsbaum
  • Kinderszenen
  • Reincarnation

Quick answers

Who wrote Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories]?

Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] was written by Roald Dahl and first published in 1979.

What genre is Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories]?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories]?

The median edition has 286 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories]?

Readers who like it often enjoy Short Fiction, Classic and Contemporary -- Second Edition, What Dreams May Come and Spawn.

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