Record Number: 32383
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
(1) 'I am awfully bucked about "Twelfth Night": I thought at the time you remember, that Heath Robinson's illustrations were absolutely perfect — quite as good as Rackham's, though of course in a different style.' (2) 'I have begun to read "Twelfth Night" which is a charming little romance, don't you think? The opening speech about music is the best.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 18 Jul 1916 and 30 Jul 1916
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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Twelfth Night
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsShakespeare's Comedy of Twelfth Night With illustrations [in colour] by W H Robinson [With an introduction by A. T. Quiller-Couch].London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:32383
Source:C. S. Lewis
Editor:Walter Hooper
Title:C. S. Lewis Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:1
Page:214, 220
Additional Comments:
(1) From a letter to Arthur Greeves, 'Tuesday evening the I don't know what, [18] July/16' (2) From a letter to the same, 25 July 1916
Citation:
C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C. S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 214, 220, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32383, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
