A handwritten letter by children’s author Roald Dahl which reveals his secrets to good storytelling is set to go on sale at auction.
The letter, dated August 2 1989, showcases the writer’s opinion of his own work and his determination to get children reading.
Librarian Christine Wotton said she wrote to Mr Dahl “speculatively” as a 20-year-old student as she was studying for a degree in literature and linguistics in the late 1980s.
The item has been handed a guide price of £500-800 by Derbyshire-based Hansons Auctioneers.
The letter, from August 1989, reveals the author’s opinion of his own work (Hansons Auctioneers/PA)
A handwritten letter by children’s author Roald Dahl which reveals his secrets to good storytelling is set to go on sale at auction.
The letter, dated August 2 1989, showcases the writer’s opinion of his own work and his determination to get children reading.
Librarian Christine Wotton said she wrote to Mr Dahl “speculatively” as a 20-year-old student as she was studying for a degree in literature and linguistics in the late 1980s.
The item has been handed a guide price of £500-800 by Derbyshire-based Hansons Auctioneers.
The letter, from August 1989, reveals the author’s opinion of his own work (Hansons Auctioneers/PA)
A charming handwritten letter penned by Roald Dahl to an adoring fan the year before he died saying to never shelter children from the world and revealing his secret to writing bestselling books has gone under the hammer.
The iconic children s author replied to student Christine Wotton in 1989 after she found his address in the back of an old library book while she was at university.
The fascinating letter gives a rare insight into the novelist s opinion of his own books and his determination to get children reading.
In the handwritten note, Dahl - considered one of the world s best storytellers - frankly admits his work had very few messages and was mostly pure fantasy .
A handwritten letter by children’s author Roald Dahl which reveals his secrets to good storytelling is set to go on sale at auction.
The letter, dated August 2 1989, showcases the writer’s opinion of his own work and his determination to get children reading.
Librarian Christine Wotton said she wrote to Mr Dahl “speculatively” as a 20-year-old student as she was studying for a degree in literature and linguistics in the late 1980s.
The item has been handed a guide price of £500-800 by Derbyshire-based Hansons Auctioneers.
The letter, from August 1989, reveals the author’s opinion of his own work (Hansons Auctioneers/PA)