Roald Dahl

It seems somehow fitting that Dahl wrote in a big comfy easychair. He put a tray across the arms of the chair in order to write on and tried to keep everything within arm's reach. According to frequent collaborator Quentin Blake, "The table ... had all kinds of strange memorabilia on it, one of which was part of his own hip bone that had been removed; another was a ball of silver paper that he'd collected from bars of chocolate since he was a young man and it had gradually increased in size. There were various other things that had been sent to him by fans or schoolchildren."

This is the exterior of Roald Dahl's writing space, the Gipsy Hut.

From the outside, no one would guess that this is where the writer created his fantastical and joyous stories.

Roald Dahl in his writing hut. Photograph by Jan Baldwin.

Roald Dahl’s writing hut.

Roald Dahl’s writing hut.