Record Number: 32426
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Having finished Morris I am reading a silly book of Anstey's "The Talking Horse" before settling down to Macaulay. I never heard you speak of Anstey, but you should read him certainly: this book is fantastic & almost as ridiculous as "Alice" tho' of course in a more ordinary way.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Feb 1917 and 6 Feb 1917
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:Adult (18-100+)
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 Talking Horse and Other Tales
Genre:Fiction, Humour, short stories
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsSmith, Elder & Co., London (1892) or a new edition (1901)
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:32426
Source:C. S. Lewis
Editor:Walter Hooper
Title:C. S. Lewis Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:1
Page:272
Additional Comments:
From a letter to Arthur Greeves, 1 February 1917
Citation:
C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C. S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 272, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32426, accessed: 18 May 2024
Additional Comments:
'Morris' refers to J. W. Mackail's 'The Life of William Morris'; 'Macaulay' refers to Thomas Babington Macaulay's 'History of England'. These are both learned tomes which need 'settling down to'. Anstey's stories were first published in magazines such as 'The Cornhill' and Unwin's 'Christmas Annual' - excellent recreational reading!
