Book description
Mr Hoddy is a short, sharp, amusing story from Roald Dahl, the
master of the macabre tale.
In Mr Hoddy, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite
authors, tells a comic story of human folly. Here, a man trying to
convince the father of his beloved of his good prospects unwisely
brings up his new career . . .
Mr Hoddy is taken from the short story collection Someone
Like You, which includes seventeen other devious and shocking
stories, featuring the wife who serves a dish that baffles the police;
a curious machine that reveals the horrifying truth about plants; the
man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach;
and others.
'The absolute master of the twist in the tale.' (Observer )
This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download
read by Jessica Hynes.
Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant
Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote
scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing
tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration
for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy
Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales
of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his
death in 1990, and total UK sales are 55 million worldwide! Quentin
Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's illustrators
and it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without
imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations.
