Some rogue has been writing in my bedside book. A fastidious hand has crossed out misspelled words and written neat pencil corrections in the margin. ‘Dennis’ has become ‘Denis’, quotations have been reattributed and dates amended. More than one book scribbler has been at it. At times, the pedantic pencil becomes a biro, thrilled to have spotted mistakes the first reader missed.
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The London Library marks its 175th birth-day with a three-day ‘Words in the Square’ event on 5–8 May. www.londonlibrary.co.uk
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