Lamb to the Slaughter (Further Reading)

Further Reading

• Raphael, Frederic. “Stories from the Source of Heartlessness.” The Times Literary Supplement, No. 4618, October 4, 1991, p. 28.

  An assessment of Dahl’s career, noting that he was a mass-market writer but comparing him to some of the finest prose stylists of the twentieth century. Raphael theorizes that Dahl’s war experiences as a fighter pilot, which he wrote about in the stories collected in Over to You, are responsible for the bitterness and cruelty of much of his later fiction.

• Warren, Alan. Roald Dahl. Mercer Island, Wash.: Starmont, 1988, 105 p.

  Critical study of Dahl’s fiction, including a chapter on filmed adaptations of his stories.

• West, Mark I. Roald Dahl. N.Y.: Twayne, 1992, 148 p.

  Biographical and critical study, covering Dahl’s life and literary career.