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Perspective: Simon Winchester was here to tell a story November 7, 20268:00 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday

Scott Simon

ESSAY 11-07-26

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Author and journalist Simon Winchester with his 1914 Royal typewriter at his home in Sandisfield, Massachusetts in 2006. Stephen Rose/Getty Images hide caption