Status Updates From Matilda by Dahl Roald (1998...

"It was so pleasant to have a hot drink nearby while she read and read, in her quiet little room. Books opened up new worlds to her and introduced her to extraordinary people who lived lives full of adventure. She traveled on old sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Kipling. She traveled the world while sitting in her room in an English village."