Letters from C.S. Lewis to George Sayer, his biographer

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MS. 6125

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Comprises:

(fols. 1-3) two letters from C.S. Lewis to [Rev. William Force] Stead, [1926], one unfinished and addressed from Hillsboro, a house C.S. Lewis lived in between 1922 and 1930. The first offers critique on Stead's book The shadow of Mount Carmel: a pilgrimage (London, 1926); the second thanks Stead for a copy of the book and mentions his favourite poems in it, 'Thames Valley in Winter' and 'The Graveyard Among Mountains'.
(fols. 4- 36) thirty two letters and notecards from C.S. Lewis to George Sayer and/or his first wife Moira, 16 Apr 1946 - 9 Jan 1963, n.d. The letters are concerned mainly with each others' visits, occasionally mentioning literary works of Lewis and Tolkien. All letters, except the earliest, are signed either 'Jack' or 'J.'.
(fols. 7-38) typescript of a poem, probably by William Force Stead.

Dates

Creation: [1926], 16 Apr 1946 - 9 Jan 1963, n.d.

Extent

38 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 6125].

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Shelfmark:

MS. 6125

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 6125

Additional Description

Abstract

Letters from C.S. Lewis to George Sayer, his biographer, 16 Apr 1946 - 9 Jan 1963, n.d.

Biographical / Historical

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a writer and scholar. Further details of his life and work can be found in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

George Sydney Benedict Sayer (1914-2005) was a teacher at Malvern College, Worcestershire. He is best known for his biography of the author C.S. Lewis, Jack: C.S. Lewis and his times (London: Macmillan, 1988).