One of my favorite book-related stories ever

[chris_walsh]

This, I love. I may have related this story before, but it's worth sharing again. I learned it from long, long, longtime Washington Post columnist Bob Levey, who was also an avid reader. Here it is

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[puppetmaker40]

Years ago I was in Oxford and in a used book store I found a copy of Dorthy Sayer's Gaudy Night. I picked it up and grabbed myself a plowman's lunch and went to the banks of the river to read my book and eat my lunch. I was sitting under this large very old Oak tree reading about Peter and Harriette eating lunch under a large oak tree at the bend of the river. I looked up and realized I was under the tree she was describing.

[chris_walsh]

Lovely moment. Getting real-world, recognizable places into fiction appeals to me.

And thanks for introducing me to the plowman's lunch; don't think I'd ever heard that term. (More ways to enjoy food!)

[rebellibrarian]

That's a wonderful story. :-)

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