Modern Classics

Take a pinch of unease. Stir in a dollop of the macabre and the outrageous and mix it with wit, skill, and very black humour What do you have? Roald Dahl at his brilliant, hypnotizing best Here in one volume, Tales of the Unexpected and More Tales of the Unexpected - a darkly bitter souffle with a sting at the centre.

In this ominous novel of the future, Daphne du Maurier explores the implications of a political, economic, and military alliance between Britain and America. Emma wakes one morning to an apocalyptic world. The cozy existence she shares with her grandmother, a once-famous actress, has been shattered—there's no mail, no telephone, no radio, and an American warship sits in the harbor. As the two women piece together clues about the "friendly" military occupation on their doorstep, family, friends, and neighbors gather to protect their heritage.

Written in 1943, this book was written as an act of revenge against the woman who nearly destroyed the author's life with the celebrated philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre.