{"product_id":"roald-dahls-book-of-ghost-stories-paperback","title":"Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoald Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho better to investigate the literary spirit world than that supreme connoisseur of the unexpected? From the author of such beloved books as \u003ci\u003eJames and the Giant Peach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Witches\u003c\/i\u003e comes a collection of spooky tales carefully curated by the author himself, \u003ci\u003eRoald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf the many permutations of the macabre or bizarre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. As he relates in the erudite introduction to this volume, he read some 749 supernatural tales at the British Museum Library before selecting the 14 that comprise this antholog\u003ci\u003ey.\u003c\/i\u003e Spookiness is, after all, the real purpose of the ghost story, Dahl writes. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor this superbly disquieting collection, Dahl offers favorite tales by such masterful storytellers as E. F. Benson, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Rosemary Timperley, and Edith Wharton.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoald Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Wales in 1916 and educated in English boarding schools from the age of nine until twenty. During World War II, he was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot in North Africa and Greece. When his active duty was completed, he was transferred to Washington, D.C., where he was asked to write about some of his adventures. \u003ci\u003eA Piece of Cake\u003c\/i\u003e, his first published work, was an account of a fighter plane crashing in Libya. His first piece of fiction was called \u003ci\u003eThe Gremlins\u003c\/i\u003e, a story about little creatures who make trouble for the Royal Air Force by drilling holes in the planes and wreaking general havoc. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen years later, Roald Dahl found himself telling bedtime stories to his children over and over again, and those were the basis for \u003ci\u003eJames and the Giant Peach\u003c\/i\u003e, his first published children's novel. After that came \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory\u003c\/i\u003e, to be followed by many others, including \u003ci\u003eThe BFG, The Witches\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMatilda\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore can be learned about Roald Dahl in his autobiographical \u003ci\u003eBoy: Tales of Childhood and Going Solo\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in the chapter called Lucky Break in \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More\u003c\/i\u003e. Roald Dahl died in 1990 at the age of seventy-four. Although the world lost one of its most beloved authors, what he has left behind is a rich library of wonderful tales for children of today and tomorrow to discover and enjoy.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52405994389809,"sku":"9780374518684","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/OE5OandmNUFodGlqR1dKbGYzUjZrQT09.webp?v=1768940857","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/roald-dahls-book-of-ghost-stories-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}