I recently posted on VS Naipaul and typography here. Still reading Mr Biswas I came on this sentence: ‘ “I could eat the Gill Sans R,” the editor said.’ [Everyman Edition, 1995, p.310). 
I could eat the Gill Sans R! What a wonderful expression. Made me think what other letters I would choose to eat at a dinner party; indeed who I would invite to that dinner party to eat those letters. More to follow….your comments/guest list welcome.
5 replies on “Eating the letter R or Eric Gill for lunch”
How about a heaping bowl of Bulmer italic ampersands? That would keep me going for a while.
Thanks. Could cause a bit of indigestion though!
I once had a dog take a bite out of my Rs
I don’t understand what you are meaning here.
Thanks for the comment. This is a suggestion that lunch isn’t always about food – but can be about the wonderful experience of lettering. If I can eat an R, well why can’t I eat Eric as well?