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The Sound Machine (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

The Sound Machine (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

Summary

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Sound Machine by Roald Dahl, read by Adrian Scarborough.

In The Sound Machine, Roald Dahl tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a curious invention reveals a horrifying truth about plants . . .

The Sound Machine 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 sculpture comes between a scheming wife and her put-upon husband; the man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach; and others.

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  • The absolute master of the twist in the tale
    Observer

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Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.
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