Thursday 13 September 2012

Swabsploshingly great

When English writer C.S Forester asked Roald Dahl for some details relating to his wartime adventures he replied with a story. Forester sent it to be published in the weekly magazine, the Saturday Evening Post. He then sent a letter to Roald, which ended like this:

'...the Post is asking if you will write more stories for them. I do hope you will.
Did you know you were a writer?'
 
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Source: Parker, Vic - Roald Dahl 2003
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4 comments:

  1. Lo16 September 2012 at 20:53

    That makes me smile. And I'm loving your blog background, Alison!

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    1. Sleepy Joe17 September 2012 at 22:52

      Glad to bring you a smile :-) Figured it was time to turn with the season.

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  2. Deb Stevens17 September 2012 at 14:30

    What seemed to be a hopeful comment for one man in turn becomes a hopeful comment to a whole other slew of people who dream to be writers. I'm so glad you posted this. I love the picture, and I too am loving your background.

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Penny for your thoughts

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