

An edition of The Great Automatic Grammatizator (1982)
and Other Stories
By Roald Dahl
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
Puffin
Language
eng
Pages
264
Description:
Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about a landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? Here are thirteen of Roald Dahl's most unexpected tales, offering young readers the perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius. From the sensitivity of stories such as 'Katina' to the surprising creepiness of 'Taste', these stories are full of all the fun, excitement and wonder of Roald Dahl's writing, offering originality, ingenuity, horror, unexpected twists and turns, a touch of the macabre – and much more besides. Contains: [Great Automatic Grammatizator](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504542W/The_Great_Automatic_Grammatizator) [Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3985404W/Mrs._Bixby_and_the_Colonel's_Coat) The butler -- [Man from the South](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504421W/Man_from_the_South) [Landlady](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504259W/Landlady) [Parson's Pleasure](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8318648W/Parson's_Pleasure) The umbrella man -- [Katina](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504285W/Katina) [Way Up to Heaven](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504268W/The_Way_Up_to_Heaven) [Royal Jelly](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504271W/Royal_Jelly) Vengeance Is Mine Inc. -- [Taste](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091200W/Taste) [Neck](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504509W/Neck)
subjects: Teen & Young Adult Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense, Juvenile audience, Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Wit and humor, Short stories, Basil Turton, Natalia Turton, Major Haddock, Jelks, Henry Moore, stockbrokers, Oenophilia, short story, beekeepers, royal jelly, grubs, Chippendale Commodes, English Short stories, Short stories, English, mink coats, pawnbrokers, stoles, Cadillacs, Short horror story, cyanide, English Young adult fiction, Juvenile Wit and humor, Fiction 13+, Teenage Fiction, General, Children's fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author)
People: Mike Schofield, Richard Pratt, Louise Schofield, Albert Taylor, Mabel Taylor, Eugene Foster, Mrs Foster, Mrs. Bixby, Colonel, Miss Pulteney, Carlos, Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple, Cyril Boggis, Claud, Bert, Rummins
Places: London, Europe, Fleet Street, Mike Schofield's house, New York, New York City, Baltimore, Jamaica, Eton College, Cambridge, Chelsea, Buckinghamshire, Greece, Great Britain, Paris