Tag Archives: art of letter writing

Yours, Jack… or C.S. Lewis… or Clive… or Brother Ass: The Many Signature of C.S. Lewis

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

For some time, my son has been carefully working on his signature, as I worked on mine growing up. Through sheer laziness, and lacking any artistry or loveliness, my signature is now a “B” with a line blurring to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged art of letter writing, avatar, Brothe Ass, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, letter collections, Letters to an America Lady, St. Francis, Walter Hooper, Yours Jack | 15 Comments

A Statistical Look at C.S. Lewis’ Letter Writing

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I have often heard that C.S. Lewis is one of the great letter writers of history. I can hardly make any comparison; the only other letter collections I have on my shelf are single volumes by J.R.R. Tolkien, Dylan Thomas, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Original Research | Tagged art of letter writing, Arthur C. Clarke, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, J.R.R. Tolkien, james thurber, letter collections, Letters to an America Lady, Sheldon Vanauken, Walter Hooper, writing | 42 Comments

Thoughts With An American Lady: Thinking About Lewis’ Late-in-Life Letters

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

Not long after beginning Letters to An American Lady, I blogged about C.S. Lewis and the Art of Letter Writing. By the tenth letter in the volume I knew that Lewis found writing letters to his fans to be a … Continue reading →