By the Book Interview With Judi Dench

Key Facts

• It’s a collection of poetry, which opened my eyes to the power of verse.
• It’s a lift-the-flap children’s book, sent to me when I was recovering from a cold.
• I was in bed under the covers with a torch reading Rudyard Kipling’s “Just So Stories.”
• Because of my eyesight I can no longer read, but I love being surrounded by books — they’re snapshots of the past: first-night gifts, holidays abroad, memories of lost friends and loved ones.

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