"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."
Contents:
Introduction / Douglas Gresham -- Animal-land: King's ring -- Manx against manx -- Relief of Murry -- History of Mouse-land from stone-age to Bublish I -- History of Animal-land -- Chess monograph -- Geography of Animal-land -- Boxen: Boxen or scenes from Boxonian city life -- Locked door and Than-Kyu -- Sailor -- Littera Scripta Manet -- Tararo -- Life of Lord John Big of Bigham -- Encyclopedia Boxoniana -- History of Boxen / Walter Hooper.
Summary:
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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