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The Sound of Two Lip Disks Clacking ed. Ali Dada, and the 40 Thieves (The Press of the Third Mind, 1988, 0-66271-341-9, $5.00, 135pp, tp, an)     Details supplied by Richard Bleiler. 1 - 16 · The Paregoric Imperative · Bradley Lastname · ss 17 - 19 · Frisco Speen · G. Sutton Breiding · pm 20 - 52 · The Black Hand of the Raj · Patrick McGrath · ss Blood and Water by Patrick McGrath, Simon & Schuster, 1988 54 - 59 · Rimbaud’s Parade: A New Translation · Brian Kuhr · ss 60 - 88 · Excerpt from The Trisexual · Gaston N. Price · ex 89 - 95 · Enjambment · [uncredited] · pm 96 -100 · The La Brie Cheese Pits · Bradley Lastname · ss 101 -111 · Plagues or Prosperity: Challenge to Management · Crad Kilodney · ss 112 -114 · The Ides of March · Jonathan Levant · pm 115 -135 · Letters from a Brazilian Ma(n)son · [uncredited] · ss

Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life by Roald Dahl (Michael Joseph, 1989, 0-7181-3252-1, £11.95, 162pp, hc, co, cover by John Lawrence) vii · Preface · Roald Dahl · pr 1 · Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life · Roald Dahl · ss The New York Times September 14 1974 12 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 45 · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 62 · Rummins · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 77 · Mr. Hoddy · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 88 · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race” 126 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959

The Best of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl (Vintage Books, April 1978, 0-394-72549-2, xv+401pp, tp, co)     This first edition doesn’t contain five of the stories in the 1990 edition. Details taken from online listing. vii · Introduction · James Cameron · in 3 · Madame Rosette · Roald Dahl · nv Harper’s Magazine August 1945 30 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 40 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 53 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 66 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 76 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 91 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 108 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 117 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 130 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 142 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 164 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 173 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 197 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 212 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 237 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 259 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 266 · Pig · Roald Dahl · ss Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 285 · The Visitor [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy May 1965 326 · Claud’s Dog · Roald Dahl · gp Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _326 · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _337 · Rummins · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _346 · Mr. Hoddy · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _352 · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race” _377 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959

The Best of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl (Vintage Books, August 1990, 0-679-72991-7, $10.95, vi+520pp, tp, co)     This adds five stories to the 1978 edition. Details taken from online listing. 3 · Madame Rosette · Roald Dahl · nv Harper’s Magazine August 1945 30 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 40 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 53 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 66 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 76 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 91 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 108 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 117 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 130 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 142 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 164 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 173 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 197 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 212 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 237 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 259 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 266 · Pig · Roald Dahl · ss Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 285 · The Visitor [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy May 1965 326 · Claud’s Dog · Roald Dahl · gp Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _326 · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _337 · Rummins · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _346 · Mr. Hoddy · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _352 · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race” _377 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959 402 · The Great Switcheroo · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy April 1974 424 · The Boy Who Talked with Animals · Roald Dahl · nv The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1977 440 · The Hitchhiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 451 · The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar · Roald Dahl · na The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1977 503 · The Bookseller · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1987

The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl (Michael Joseph, September 1991, 0-7181-3545-8, £15.99, 762pp, hc, co)     Omnibus edition of Dahl’s four previous adult short story collections, Kiss Kiss, Over to You, Switch Bitch and Someone Like You, plus a further eight stories (four from More Tales of the Unexpected). 3 · Kiss Kiss · Roald Dahl · co Knopf, 1960 3 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 12 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 37 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 49 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 70 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 85 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 109 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 130 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 137 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 154 · Pig · Roald Dahl · ss Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 172 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959 199 · Over to You · Roald Dahl · co Reynal, 1946 199 · Death of an Old Old Man · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1945 210 · An African Story · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 222 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944). 233 · Madame Rosette · Roald Dahl · nv Harper’s Magazine August 1945 259 · Katina · Roald Dahl · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1944 280 · Yesterday Was Beautiful · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 285 · They Shall Not Grow Old · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal March 1945 300 · Beware of the Dog · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine October 1944 311 · Only This · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1944 317 · Someone Like You · Roald Dahl · ss Town & Country November 1945 327 · Switch Bitch · Roald Dahl · co Knopf, 1974 327 · The Visitor [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy May 1965 367 · The Great Switcheroo · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy April 1974 388 · The Last Act · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1966 414 · Bitch [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy July 1974 441 · Someone Like You · Roald Dahl · co Knopf, 1953 441 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 454 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 463 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 473 · The Soldier · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 481 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 494 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 504 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 517 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 532 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 542 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 545 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 561 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 573 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” 592 · The Great Automatic Grammatisator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 609 · Claud’s Dog · Roald Dahl · gp Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _609 · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _619 · Rummins · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _628 · Mr. Hoddy · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _635 · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race” 661 · Eight Further Tales of the Unexpected · Roald Dahl · co (r) 661 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage, 1979 667 · Mr. Botibol · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 685 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 702 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It” 705 · Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life · Roald Dahl · ss The New York Times September 14 1974 711 · The Bookseller · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1987 728 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 739 · The Surgeon · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1988

Collected Stories by Roald Dahl (Everyman’s Library US, October 2006, 0-307-26490-4, $30.00, xxxvii+850pp, hc, co)     Collection of 51 stories for adults. Introduction by Jeremy Treglown. This includes a chronology. All stories have been previously collected; ten stories were first collected in Over to You (1946), 19 in Someone Like You (1953), 11 in Kiss Kiss (1960), four in Switch Bitch (1974), and two each in Tales of the Unexpected (1979), More Tales of the Unexpected (1980), and Collected Short Stories (1980). ix · Introduction · Jeremy Treglown · in xxiii · Select Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi xxiv · Chronology · [uncredited] · ms 3 · An African Story · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 17 · Only This · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1944 23 · Katina · Roald Dahl · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1944 47 · Beware of the Dog · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine October 1944 59 · They Shall Not Grow Old · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal March 1945 76 · Someone Like You · Roald Dahl · ss Town & Country November 1945 84 · Death of an Old Old Man · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1945 96 · Madame Rosette · Roald Dahl · nv Harper’s Magazine August 1945 125 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944). 137 · Yesterday Was Beautiful · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 142 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” 164 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 181 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 192 · The Soldier · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 201 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 215 · Mr. Botibol · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 236 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 255 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 259 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 270 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 284 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 295 · The Great Automatic Grammatizator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 314 · Claud’s Dog · Roald Dahl · gp Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _ · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _ · Rummins · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _ · Mr. Hoddy · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _ · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race” 370 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 385 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 403 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 413 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 428 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 447 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 460 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 488 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 512 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 536 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 553 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 580 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959 607 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 614 · Pig · Roald Dahl · ss Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 635 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 645 · The Visitor [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy May 1965 691 · The Last Act · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1966 721 · The Great Switcheroo · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy April 1974 745 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It” 749 · Bitch [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy July 1974 777 · Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life · Roald Dahl · ss The New York Times September 14 1974 784 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 796 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage, 1979 803 · The Bookseller · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1987 823 · The Surgeon · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1988 849 · Dates of Composition and First Publication · [uncredited] · bi