Record Number: 32302
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"Thanks for the '1st men in the moon', I have already finished it and enjoyed it very much."
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Feb 1909 and 21 Feb 1909
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:Watford
Hertfordshire
Wynyard School
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:29 Nov 1898
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Student
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:Northern Ireland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The First Men in the Moon
Genre:Fiction, Science fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1901 edition
Provenanceowned
a gift from his father
Source Information:
Record ID:32302
Source:C.S. Lewis
Editor:Walter Hooper
Title:C.S. Lewis Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:1
Page:11
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
C.S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C.S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 11, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32302, accessed: 19 May 2024
Additional Comments:
I think this is Lewis's first reference to H.G.Wells, whose work inspired his own science fiction:'I...simply wished to conquer for my own (Christian)pt. of view what has always hitherto been used by the opposite side. I think Wells' "1st men in the Moon" the best of the sort I have read.' (Letter to Roger Lancelyn Green, 28 Dec. 1938)