The Best of Roald Dahl
- ISBN-10
- 0679729917
- ISBN-13
- 9780679729914
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 520
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Roald Dahl
Description
Stories relate the macabre exploits of an assortment of comical and grotesque characters from all walks of life
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