Almost inevitably, as a child of the 90's before Pottermania swept through our little Welsh valley, I enjoyed many of Roald Dahls children's stories. As an adult, There's something I can't just put my finger on which robs me of satisfaction from many of his short stories - something about the endings which sit ill with me.

But it has been a while and, after enjoying the new Fantastic MR Fox movie on Christmas Eve, I thought I'd give these a go today.

The Mildenhall Treasure and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar were my favourites of the volume, with Lucky Break close behind. The first, second and forth stories all suffered from "Dahlism" - that inexplicable ennui I feel when ending some of his stories. Closely tied to Lucky Break was A Piece of Cake, which I enjoyed for its historical significance.