Lewis' letter of 7 May 1934 to Cecil Harwood is reprinted in The Voice of Cecil Harwood (1979), ed. Owen Barfield, 'C.S. Lewis: A Toast', pp. 291-295. Also includes:
- (fols. 68-69) two undated poems by Lewis, 'The Birth of Language' and 'Lines to Mr Compton Mackenzie'
- (fols. 72-74) letter from Owen Barfield to Cecil Harwood, 1963, containing 'CSL. Biographica Theologica' by Barfield, in Greek, and a poem 'To ---', by Lewis, transcribed by Barfield, beginning 'If knowledge like a midday heat'
- (fols. 75-90) letters from Lewis to Daphne Harwood, 1931-1950
- (fols. 91-112) letters from Lewis to Lawrence Harwood, c.1945-1963
Dates
- Creation: 1923-1963
Extent
112 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 861
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23526
Abstract
Letters from C.S. Lewis to Cecil Harwood
Biographical / Historical
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a writer and scholar. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Lawrence Harwood, 1986.
Subject
- Title
- Letters from C.S. Lewis to Cecil Harwood
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by C. McIlwaine
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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