Poison

Description:

Poison is a short, sharp, frightening story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale In Poison, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a man waits in paralysing fear for the venomous snake asleep on his stomach to awaken . . . Also contained in: [Adventures in English literature](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15158644W) [Alle Verhalen](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24208237W) [Collected Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL10561689W) [Explorations in literature](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL22489449W) [Roald Dahl Omnibus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091154W/The_Roald_Dahl_Omnibus) [More Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45849W) [A Second Roald Dahl Selection](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL10561719W) [Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15332224W) [Someone Like You](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45868W/Someone_Like_You) [Someone Like You and Other Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27741684W)

subjects: short story,  Bungarus

People: Harry Pope,  Timber Woods,  Dr. Ganderbai

Places: India,  British Empire