Tag Archives: Walter Hooper

Adventures in Geekland: Book Collecting and C.S. Lewis

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Warning: You are about to experience C.S. Lewis geekery brought to a new level. Now, I have gone down this road before. After all, I travelled to New York city to spend four hours with a handwritten manuscript of The … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged book collecting, books, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Edwin W. Brown, first editions, In Pursuit of C.S. Lewis, Kathryn Lindskoog, Light, literature, The Screwtape Letters, Walter Hooper | 16 Comments

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

On the Nobody Somebody Has Inside: A Post About Bullying For Pink Shirt Day

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

By all accounts the famous children’s author, C.S. Lewis, was bullied badly in the English private school that he was subjected to as a child. His first school, Wynyard, had a bully as a headmaster. Robert Capron–nicknamed “Oldie” by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged bullies, bullying, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, Letters to an America Lady, Narnia, Pink Shirt Day, Surprised by Joy, the Narnian, Walter Hooper | 4 Comments

Justin Phillips, C.S. Lewis at the BBC (a review)

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

In my chronological reading of C.S. Lewis’ writings, I was struggling a bit in 1941. Lewis makes what seems to be an unusual move when he chooses to take on a series of broadcasting talks at the BBC. The content … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Reviews | Tagged BBC, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, Justin Phillips, Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, Walter Hooper, writing, WWII | 23 Comments

How C.S. Lewis Conceived of “The Screwtape Letters”

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

In my chronological reading of C.S. Lewis’ works, I have finally come to the letters where he describes how he thought of The Screwtape Letters. This letter to his brother has caused a lot of confusion over the years, and … Continue reading →