Lamb to the Slaughter
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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
1953 • 15 pages

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A short story of vengeful murder. It was adapted for an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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Roald Dahl's Short Stories

Roald Dahl's Short Stories is a 16-book series with 16 released primary works first released in 1944 with contributions by Roald Dahl.

A Piece of Cake
Lamb to the Slaughter
Taste
The Landlady
The Visitor
Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
The Sound Machine
Royal Jelly
The Way up to Heaven
Man from the South
Edward the Conqueror
Madame Rosette

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