“I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” — J.R.R. Tolkien (The Fellowship of the Ring)

Conan Doyle (LOC)

Oh there must be so many I would choose from - though dinner with the deceased may become more awkward than fascinating. Inanimacy aside, I would probably rank Homer, J.R.R. Tolkien, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Da Vinci, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle among my absolute favourites. Why not a dinner party! Just imagine the rich complexity and imagination a story the group of them could create!

With so many questions and babbling of my absolute respect for them, I don’t know where I’d begin! Of course the notable obvious such as inspiration for some of their literary works, advice on life, writing, and the sciences behind their works - I am most interested in picking their brains on philosophy and life itself.

What author would you love to have lunch with?