The Landlady

the long version

The Landlady is a brilliant gem of a short story from Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail. In The Landlady, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a young man in need of room meets a most accommodating landlady . . . Also contained in: [Alle Verhalen](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24208237W) [Adventures for Readers: Book One](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL271414W) [Best of Roald Dahl](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45879W/The_Best_of_Roald_Dahl) [Best of Roald Dahl](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17495745W) [Collected Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL10561689W) [Coup de gigot et autres histoires à faire peur](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17424265W) [Fifty Years](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2632135W) [Ghost Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15168171W) [Great Stories of Suspense](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2460912W) [Innocence](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL21156383W) [Kiss Kiss](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16248853W/Kiss_Kiss) [Madness](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL21136305W) [Roald Dahl Omnibus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091154W/The_Roald_Dahl_Omnibus) [A Roald Dahl selection](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091168W) [Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15332224W) [Tales of Horror and Mystery](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24173622W) [Taste of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091197W) [Tickets, Please and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14947810W) [Treasury of Great Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20373649W) [Umbrella Man and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45862W/The_Umbrella_Man_and_Other_Stories) [World of Difference](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19859064W)