The first thing that impresses me about these letters is Lewis' intelligence and tender heart. He loves his Papa and he shows real promise in composition at his age.
Being a Latin teacher, I loved the lines in c. Nov. '05: "Tomorrow I decline that old 'Bonus,' 'Bona,' 'Bonum' thing, but I think it is very hard (not now of course but it was)."
My heart breaks for him as he writes from Wynyard 29 Sept 08: "Please may we not leave on Saturday? We simply cannot wait in this hole till the end of term." Poor little chap.
His dislike of Anglo-Catholic Anglican worship is interesting - "Romish hypocrites and English liars".
He reads The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells at about the age of 10 (21 Feb 1909) and he and his Papa were "Shakespearian students" - 21 May, '10.
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Started on Rogation Sunday, 13 May, 2007: I intended to read the first volume of The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis, Volume 1, Family Letters, 1905-1931 over the summer break. As you can see, I didn't make it. But I've not given up! When I start updating this site again, I'll announce it on the website of the C. S. Lewis Society of Chattanooga - see the link below.
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