Record Number: 32354
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I... am going through an English literature of Kirk's by Andrew Lang. Lang is always charming whatever he does - or "did" as we must unfortunately say, and this book is very good. More a rambling record of personal tastes than a set handbook, but all the better for that reason.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 15 Nov 1915 and 4 Dec 1915
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:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:History of English Literature from "Beowulf" to Swinburne
Genre:Essays / Criticism, History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLongmans, Green & Co.,1st or 2nd ed.,1912, or 3rd ed., 1913
Provenanceowned
Owned by Mr Kirkpatrick
Source Information:
Record ID:32354
Source:C. S. Lewis
Editor:Walter Hooper
Title:C. S. Lewis Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:1
Page:157
Additional Comments:
From a letter to his father, Postmark: 4 December 1915. Kirk is his tutor, William Kirkpatrick.
Citation:
C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C. S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 157, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32354, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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