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C.S. Lewis autograph letter signed, penned in black fountain pen on a postcard from Oxford University, Magdalen College. Dated 24 April 1951, shortly after the first volume of ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' was published, Lewis here appears to defend his word choice in a literary work. Addressed to ''Dear Mr. Brown'', letter reads, ''Boiled is wrong, I allow. I'm quite impenitent, though, about 'on its own.' The idiom is perfectly genuine English. As to the frequent repetition, it is (rightly or wrongly) my considered opinion that in close argument where the same idea recurs the same words shd. be exactly repeated. The quest for 'elegant variation' tends to produce difficulties. We must agree to differ! / your sincerely / C.S. Lewis''. Postcard is addressed to an esquire in New Zealand, postmarked from Oxford on 25 April 1951. Measures 4.5'' x 3.5''. Creasing and vertical strip of discoloration on address panel. Very good condition.
C.S. Lewis Autograph Letter Signed from 1951 During Publication of ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' -- ''...The quest for 'elegant variation' tends to produce difficulties...''
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