Record Number: 32352
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'And while we are on the subject of the war, I am sure you have noticed the excellent blank verse poem in this week's "Punch" entitled "Killed in Action". I read it with great pleasure, and thought at the time that it would appeal to you.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:13 Nov 1915
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:Great Bookham
Surrey
'Gastons'
(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
Not known for certain, but likely that Lewis, his tutor, and perhaps other members of the household discussed the poem.
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Killed in Action
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication DetailsPunch, vol. CXLIX (13 November 1915), p. 310
Provenanceowned
Not known whether owned by Lewis or the Kirkpatricks
Source Information:
Record ID:32352
Source:C. S. Lewis
Editor:Walter Hooper
Title:C. S. Lewis Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:1
Page:151
Additional Comments:
From a letter to his father, 15? November 1915.
Citation:
C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C. S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 151, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32352, accessed: 19 May 2024
Additional Comments:
The poem begins: RUPERT is dead, and RUPERT was my friend; 'Only surviving son of' --- so it ran - 'Beloved husband' and the rest of it. But six months back I saw him full of life, Ardent for fighting; now he lies at ease... Lehmann was a major contributor to Punch for three decades.
