Record Number: 32315
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'When one has set aside the rubbish that H. G. Wells always puts in, there remains a great deal of original, thoughtful and suggestive work in it. The "Door in the Wall", for instance, moved me in a way I can hardly describe! How true it all is: the SEEING ONE walks out into joy and happiness unthinkable, where the dull, senseless eyes of the world see only destruction & death. "The Plattner Story" & "Under the Knife" are the next best: they have given me a great deal of pleasure.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 19 Sep 1914 and 26 Sep 1914
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:n/a
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
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
Genre:Fiction, Social Science, Science, short stories; science fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsalmost certainly Nelson's edition of 1911
Provenanceowned
a gift from Arthur Greeves
Source Information:
Record ID:32315
Source:C. S. Lewis
Editor:Walter Hooper
Title:C. S. Lewis Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:1
Page:71
Additional Comments:
From a letter to Arthur Greeves, [26] September 1914
Citation:
C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C. S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 71, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32315, accessed: 11 March 2025
Additional Comments:
None
