Untitled holograph manuscript by C.S. Lewis
Untitled holograph manuscript by C.S. Lewis, beginning 'I have been asked to write on Christian re-union'.
On the versos of the manuscript are passages from 'Mere Christianity' (1952), possibly drafts of the broadcast texts [1942-1944].
Dates
- Creation: n.d. [c.1942-1944]
Extent
4 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. Dep. d. 826, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
Dep. d. 826
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 15098
Abstract
Untitled holograph manuscript by Clive Staples Lewis, writer and scholar, beginning 'I have been asked to write on Christian re-union'
Biographical / Historical
Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a writer and scholar, known for authoring the fantasy book series The Chronicles of Narnia and for his writings on Christianity. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by Walter Hooper, Apr 1995
Bibliography
- The essay was posthumously published under the title 'Christian Reunion', in Walter Hooper (ed.) Christian Reunion and Other Pieces (1990).
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Untitled holograph manuscript by C.S. Lewis
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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