This selection of Roald Dahl's short stories is specially chosen for teenagers. The stories are a perfect introduction to the breadth of Roald Dahl's work for adults, as well as a wonderful collection in its own right.

The Umbrella man and other short stories

Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. This beautiful edition of Billy and the Minpins, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum and is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers .

Billy and the Minpins

Revolting rhymes

Sophie ne rêve pas, cette nuit-là, quand elle aperçoit de la fenêtre de l'orphelinat une silhouette immense vêtue d'une longue cape noire et munie d'une curieuse trompette. Une main énorme s'approche et la saisit. Et Sophie est emmenée au pays des géants. Terrifiée, elle se demande de quelle façon elle va être dévorée. Mais la petite fille est tombée entre les mains d'un géant peu ordinaire : c'est le B.G.G., le Bon Gros Géant, qui se nourrit de légumes, et souffle des rêves dans les chambres des enfants...

Le Bon Gros Géant

Who better to investigate the literary spirit world than that supreme connoisseur of the unexpected, Roald Dahl? Of the many permutations of the macabre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. For this superbly disquieting collection, he selected fourteen of his favorite tales by such authors as E.F. Benson, Rosemary Timperley, and Edith WhartonIncludes:"W.S." L.P. Hartley"Harry" Rosemary Timperley"The Corner Shop" Cynthia Asquith"In the Tube" E.F. Benson"Christmas Meeting" Rosemary Timperley"Elias and the Draug" Jonas Lie"Playmates" A.M. Burrage"Ringing the Changes" Robert Aickman"The Telephone" Mary Treadgold"The Ghost of a Hand" J. Sheridan Le Fanu"The Sweeper" A.M. Burrage"Afterward" Edith Wharton"On the Brighton Road" Richard Middleton"The Upper Berth" F. Marion Crawford

Histoires de fantômes

The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly hungry-and incredibly greedy. His favorite meal is a plump, juicy little child, and he intends to gobble up as many of them as he can! But when the other animals in the jungle join together to put an end to his nasty schemes, the Enormous Crocodile learns a lesson he won't soon forget. Dahl's wicked humor is as delightful as ever in this new, larger edition of a hilarious favorite.  Illustrated by Quentin Blake.

Les contraires Enormous

George's Grandma is a grizzly, grumpy, selfish old woman with pale brown teeth and a small puckered up mouth like a dog's bottom. Four times a day she takes a large spoonful of medicine, but it doesn't seem to do her any good. She's always just as poisonous after she's taken it as she was before. When George is left to look after her one morning, it's just the chance he needs . . .

La Potion Magique De Georges Bouillon

Joyeux anniversaire Roald Dahl !

« Moi, Willy Wonka, j'ai décidé de permettre à cinq enfants de visiter ma chocolaterie cette année. Ces cinq chanceux seront initiés à tous mes secrets, à toute ma magie. »Willy Wonka est le plus grand inventeur de chocolat de tous les temps. Et savez-vous qui est Charlie ? Charlie Bucket est le héros de cette histoire. Il y a quatre autres enfants dans ce livre, d'affreux petits garnements, nommés Augustus Gloop (goinfre), Veruca Salt(gâtée), Violette Beauregard (mordue de chewing-gum) et Mike Teavee (obsédé par la télé).Les voilà qui arrivent, avec leurs tickets d'or, à la chocolaterie Wonka ! Quels secrets vont-ils découvrir ?Notre tournée va commencer ! Mais ne vous dispersez pas ! Wonka n'aimerait pas perdre l'un de vous à ce stade...

The Umbrella man and other short stories

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