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Letters to Walter Hooper from Constance Thibaut regarding letter from C.S. Lewis [1963], with copies of replies; and letter to C.S. Lewis from Geoffrey Bles publishers

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MS. Misc. 4, fols. 41-51.
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  1. Letters to Walter Hooper from Constance Thibaut regarding letter she received from C.S. Lewis dated 24 Sep 1963 enclosing photocopy for potential inclusion in Hooper's proposed edition of collected letters, with copies of replies from Hooper to Thibaut, 1992-1993.
  2. Letter to C.S. Lewis from Geoffrey Bles Ltd, Publishers, London, regarding Association Press, New York's copy of Lewis's "Miracles" [C.S. Lewis, Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, abridges his famous Miracles: a preliminary study (1958)], 5 Jan 1959.

Dates

  • Creation: Creation: 1959-1993
  • Creation: Creation: Majority of material found within 1992-1993

Extent

11 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark:

MS. Misc. 4, fols. 41-51.

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 12638

Abstract

Letters to Walter Hooper from Constance Thibaut regarding letter from C.S. Lewis [1963], with copies of replies, 1992-1993; and letter to C.S. Lewis from Geoffrey Bles publishers, 1959.

Biographical / Historical

Walter Hooper (1931-2020) was the literary advisor of the C.S. Lewis estate. He edited the three-volume C.S. Lewis: Collected Letters, published between 2000 and 2006.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Walter Hooper to the Bodleian Library, Apr 1992.

Bibliography

The copy of C.S. Lewis, Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, abridges his famous Miracles: a preliminary study (Association Press, New York, 1958) mentioned in fol. 51 was donated to the Bodleian Library by Walter Hooper and has the shelfmark Rec. e. 193.
Title
Catalogue of letters to Walter Hooper from Constance Thibaut regarding letter from C.S. Lewis [1963], with copies of replies; and letter to C.S. Lewis from Geoffrey Bles publishers
Status
Published
Author
Rachael Marsay
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Catalogued with the generous support of the Roy Davids bequest
Edition statement
First edition

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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