Record Number: 32341

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I remember reading in a book called "The open Road" an extract from Hewlett's "Pan and the Young Shepherd" which I thought splendid. Thanks to our Galahad's detestable handwriting I can't tell whether your book is the "Lore" or the "Love" of P. In any case I have never heard of it before, but, from your description, am very eager to read it.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

unknown

Country:

Northern Ireland

Time

n/a

Place:

Belfast
Co. Down
'Little Lea', 76 Circular Road

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Clive Staples Lewis

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:

Northern Ireland

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Edward Verrall Lucas

Title:

The Open Road, a Book for Wayfarers

Genre:

Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology, Pastoral poetry by various authors, excluding Lucas himself

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32341

Source:

Print

Author:

C. S. Lewis

Editor:

Walter Hooper

Title:

C. S. Lewis Collected Letters

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

2000

Vol:

1

Page:

134

Additional Comments:

From a letter to Arthur Greeves, 29 June 1915. 'Galahad' is Lewis's nickname for his friend. The book which Greeves is reading is 'The Lore of Proserpine' by Maurice Hewlett.

Citation:

C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C. S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 134, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32341, accessed: 15 October 2024

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Additional Comments:

I have marked the date range 'unknown', and the place of reading as the family home in Belfast, because Lewis has not heard of Hewlett's works as such, and is responding to their discovery by his friend. I think 'The Open Road' would have belonged to his father.