Record Number: 32366
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am rather surprised at your remark about "Persuasion", as it seemed to me very good — though not quite in her usual manner. I mean it is more romantic and less humorous than the others, while the inevitable love interest, instead of being perfunctory as in "Emma" and "Mansfield Park" is the real point of the story. Of course I admit that's not quite the style we have learned to expect from Jane Austen, but still don't you think it is rather interesting to see an author trying his — or her — hand at something outside their own "line of business"?'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 19 Sep 1914 and 22 May 1916
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:Persuasion
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:32366
Source:C. S. Lewis
Editor:Walter Hooper
Title:C. S. Lewis Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:1
Page:181-82
Additional Comments:
From a letter to Arthur Greeves, Monday 22 May 1916
Citation:
C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C. S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 181-82, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32366, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
No date is given for Lewis's reading experience, which is described in response to Greeves's comments. I have assumed it took place during his time with Mr Kirkpatrick.
