The Best of Roald Dahl (1978)

The Best of Roald Dahl is a collection of 25 of Roald Dahl's short stories. The first edition was published in 1978. In one of its previous publications, it included, the story "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" which was made into an Academy Award-winning short film by Wes Anderson and was streamed on Netflix as well.

Contents

Madame Rosette

Man from the South

The Sound Machine

Taste

Dip in the Pool

Skin

Edward the Conqueror

Lamb to the Slaughter

Galloping Foxley

The Way Up to Heaven

Parson's Pleasure

The Landlady

William and Mary

Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

Royal Jelly

Georgy Porgy

Genesis and Catastrophe

Pig

The Visitor

Claud's Dog

The Ratcatcher

Rummins

Mr Hoddy

Mr Feasey

The Champion of the World

Reception

Many book reviewing websites have mentioned positive reviews on the book.

Dahl has the mastery of plot and characters possessed by great writers of the past, along with a wildness and wryness of his own. One of his trademarks is writing beautifully about the ugly, even the horrible. - Los Angeles Times

An ingenious imagination, a fascination with odd and ordinary detail, and a lust for its thorough exploitation are the…strengths of Dahl’s storytelling. - New York Times Book Review