Leon Goossens and his dropped diary
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I lived with a little old lady whilst at university and she kept a newspaper clipping; I can only vaguely remember it, but perhaps by posting someone else will know the story; it concerned the famous oboe player, Leon Goossens. The clipping told how, when hurrying to an appointment one day in the rain, he dropped his diary. It fell into a puddle and the binding disintegrated. In those days, newspapers were often used in bookbinding and, as the binding came away Leon found himself staring at the newspaper announcement of his own wedding a great many years before.
Date submitted:Sat, 22 Jun 2013 07:54:51 +0000Coincidence ID:7080
