Mr Feasey (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

Roald Dahl

2012-09 · Penguin · Skaito Jessica Hynes

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Mr Feasey by Roald Dahl, read by Jessica Hynes.

In Mr Feasey, Roald Dahl tells a story about the darker side of human nature. Here, two dog owners hope to make a killing at the racetrack . . .

Mr Feasey 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.

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Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He was educated in England before starting work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa, and began writing after a 'monumental bash on the head' sustained as an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. He worked in a tiny hut in the apple orchard of his house in Buckinghamshire until his death in 1990 at the age of 74. Roald Dahl's many books continue to be read by children the world over who delight in the magic of his marvellous storytelling. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his death in 1990, and total sales are 100 million worldwide!