This leather sandal, of traditional Norwegian design, was owned and worn by the famous children's author Roald Dahl. It played an important role in the way his book The BFG was illustrated.

This leather sandal, of traditional Norwegian design, was owned and worn by the famous children's author Roald Dahl. It played an important role in the way his book The BFG was illustrated.

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Every year on 13 September, the world remembers much-loved children's author Roald Dahl – famous for such classics as James and the Giant Peach, The BFG and ...

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