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Letter from C. S. Lewis to Violet Toy, biographical notes on Toy, and an essay by Toy

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MS. Eng. c. 6043, fols. 82-88
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Comprises:

  1. (fol. 82) Letter from C. S. Lewis to Violet Toy, 1944
  2. (fol. 83) Biographical notes on Toy, 2001
  3. (fols. 84-88) Copy of an essay by Toy, ‘Defence of Imogen’, n.d. [copy made 2001]

Dates

  • Creation: 1944, 2001, n.d.

Extent

7 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. c. 6043, fols. 82-88

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 11466

Abstract

Letter from C. S. Lewis to Violet Toy, biographical notes on Toy, and an essay by Toy.

Biographical / Historical

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a writer and scholar. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Revd. Canon Dr. John Toy, 2001.

Physical Facet

Contained within a guardbook of literary letters and manuscripts, 17th-21st cent.

Title
Letter from C. S. Lewis to Violet Toy, biographical notes on Toy, and an essay by Toy
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
Date
EAD version 2021
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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