Mother's Ruin

Gin was the opium of the people in over-crowded, slum-ridden London. For a few pennies, gin comforted many poor people, who escaped from the cold and hunger at the bottom of a glass.

George's marvellous medicine by Roald Dahl is retold in this short story. Gordon is disgusted by his dreadful grandmother and seeks to eliminate her by replacing her medication with gin - a lethal blend of turpentine and sulphuric acid.

You can find this story and others like it in my book 'What Darkens The Hour' on Amazon.