Record Number: 32434
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
(1) 'I am reading such a splendid book in German, by a man called Chamisso "Peter Schlemihl's Wundersame Geschichte" (The Amazing Adventures of Peter Schlemihl). It is about a man (modern) who sells his shadow to a wizard: his subsequent adventures are treated chiefly in the absurd "Alice" style but there is a sort of core of horror lurking in it all the time, that is to me very attractive.' (2) 'Good night old fool: have finished P. Schlemihl.' (3) '"Peter Schlemihl" is the name of that German "admirable" book about the man who sold his shadow. I am very pleased to have read it.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 8 Feb 1917 and 28 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:Peter Schlemihls Wundersame Geschichte
Genre:Fiction, Children's Lit, Autobiog / Diary, Astrology / alchemy / occult, Supernatural novella, Marchen elements mixed with intellectual autobiography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsIn the original German
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:32434
Source:C. S. Lewis
Editor:Walter Hooper
Title:C. S. Lewis Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:1
Page:276, 286, 289
Additional Comments:
(1) From a letter to Arthur Greeves, 15 February 1917 (2) From a letter to the same, 28 February 1917 (3) From a letter to the same, 6 March 1917
Citation:
C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C. S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 276, 286, 289, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32434, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None