ling ▁writer . ▁The ▁account — one ▁of ▁D ahl ' s ▁rare ▁for ays ▁into ▁non f iction — was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁book ▁form ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁collection ▁The ▁Wonder ful ▁Story ▁of ▁Henry ▁Sug ar ▁and ▁Six ▁More . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁edition ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁Jonathan ▁Cape ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁The ▁M ild en hall ▁Tre asure , ▁with ▁a ▁newly ▁commission ed ▁cover ▁illustr ation ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Ste ad man . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁D ahl ▁became ▁a ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁in ▁the ▁R AF , ▁he ▁visited ▁R AF ▁M ild en hall ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁R AF ▁L aken he ath , ▁both ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁D ahl ▁had ▁read ▁in ▁the ▁newspaper ▁about ▁a ▁remarkable ▁find ▁of ▁Roman ▁silver ▁in ▁this ▁remote ▁and ▁lon ely ▁part ▁of ▁England . ▁Very ▁interested , ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁he ▁drove ▁to ▁M ild en hall ▁to ▁interview ▁the ▁pl ough man ▁involved , ▁Gordon ▁But cher . ▁D ahl ▁also ▁interview ed ▁others ▁who ▁knew ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁ho ard , ▁including ▁neighb ors , ▁farm work ers , ▁shop keep ers ▁and ▁But cher ' s ▁wife . ▁ ▁The ▁ho ard ▁was ▁first ▁discovered ▁by ▁But cher ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁A ▁h ired ▁pl ough man , ▁he ▁d ug ▁the