Boxen : childhood chronicles before Narnia

Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963.

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A collection of maps, histories, sketches, and stories created by C.S. Lewis as a child to describe his private fantasy world, known as Animal-Land or Boxen. A scholarly introduction explains the stories in the context of Lewis's life.

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Animals Juvenile fiction

Boxen (Imaginary place) Juvenile fiction

Children's writings, English

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ISBN:

9780061698330
0061698334

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

Notes:

"Boxen : childhood chronicles before Narnia first published in Great Britain in an abridged form as Boxen by William Collins and Co. Ltd. and by Fount Paperbacks, London 1985"--T.p. verso
"The estate of C.S. Lewis gratefully acknowledges the Marion E. Wade Collection, Wheaton College, Illinois, USA, for allowing the manuscripts in its possession to be photographed and to the Rev. Walter Hooper for making available the materials in his possession."

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449674

Other Authors:

Lewis, W. H. (Warren Hamilton), 1895-1973

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