Beware of the Dog

Beware of the Dog is a short, gripping story of life in wartime from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. Here, he tells of an injured pilot recovering in hospital who makes a disturbing discovery...

Beware of the Dog is often read published within Skin and Other Stories (1960), or
Over To You (1945)
, which includes nine other dramatic and terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot, and is drawn from Dahl's own experiences during the Second World War.

Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964), James and the Giant Peach (1961), Matilda (1988), and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often adapted into hit films, helping further the legacy of stories that continue to make millions of readers – young and old alike – shiver today.