Record Number: 32322
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'...your criticism of the"Well". I quite see your point, and, of course, agree that the interests of the tale reach their climax in the great scene at the World's End: my reply is that the interest of the journey home is of quite a different nature. it is pleasant to pick up all the familiar places....The Battle-piece at the end is very fine....The only part that I found really tedious was Roger's historical survey of the Burg & the Scaur. In fact, Roger was only a lay-figure brought in to conduct the Ladye's machinations with Ralph, and why he was not allowed to drop into oblivion when they were over, I cannot imagine.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:unknown
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:The Well at the World's End
Genre:Fiction, Astrology / alchemy / occult, forerunner of the fantasy novel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:32322
Source:C. S. Lewis
Editor:Walter Hooper
Title:C. S. Lewis Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:1
Page:94-5
Additional Comments:
From a letter to Arthur Greeves, 17 November 1914
Citation:
C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C. S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 94-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32322, accessed: 14 May 2024
Additional Comments:
I have marked the date range 'unknown' because Lewis is replying to Greeves's comments on his own reading experience. Lewis does not say when he read the book himself.