John Lawlor arrived at Magdalen College, Oxford, in October 1936, and learned that his tutor was named C. S. Lewis.Thirty-seven years later, in November 1963, Lawlor was one of the few people to attend Lewis’s funeral. In 1966 he published Patterns of Love and Courtesy: Essays ln Memory of C. S. Lewis, a collection of literary essays by friends of Read More ›
“An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in order that it may.” William Hazlitt (1778-1830) “A forger would have no trouble finding paper and ink that are 40 years old” Charles Hamilton, America’s leading autograph expert “Each cover of a true book enfolds the concentrated essence of a man. The personalities of the Read More ›
A survey of widely varying accounts by Perry Bramlett The actual event took place during the late church service on 21 July 1940 In books about Lewis this event is usually switched to after the early morning service, and the date has been published as 14 July 1940. 15 July 1940, 20 July 1940, and autumn 1942. So far, Light Read More ›