Lamb to the Slaughter
"Lamb to the Slaughter" is a 1954 short story by Roald Dahl. It was initially rejected, along with four other stories, by The New Yorker, but was published in Harper's Magazine in September 1953. Also contained in: [Alle Verhalen](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24208237W) [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) [Crime à la carte](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17873196W) [Deception](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20884073W) [Demonic, Dangerous & Deadly](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17672789W) [Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091060W) [Modern Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2923324W) [Mystery Hall of Fame](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL483896W) [Roald Dahl Omnibus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091154W/The_Roald_Dahl_Omnibus) [Roald Dahl selection](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091168W) [Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15332224W) [Shocking Accident](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL4178086W) [Sightlines 9](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24293213W) [Skin and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45830W/Skin_and_Other_Stories) [Someone Like You](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45868W/Someone_Like_You) [Someone Like You and Other Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27741684W) [Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45877W) [Traditions in literature: Classic Edition](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL36511964W) [Traditions in literature: Seventh Edition](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2735531W)