W. H. Lewis (1) (1895–1973)
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Foto taget av: C. S. Lewis and W. H. Lewis as boys
Verk av W. H. Lewis
Det lysande seklet : Ludvig XIV:s Frankrike : kulturhistoriska skildringar (1953) — Författare — 374 exemplar
Brothers and Friends: The Diaries of Major Warren Hamilton Lewis: An Intimate Portrait of C.S. Lewis (1982) 68 exemplar
The scandalous regent; a life of Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, 1674-1723, and of his family (1961) 12 exemplar
Levantine adventurer; the travels and missions of the Chevalier d'Arvieux, 1653-1697 (1963) 5 exemplar
The Splendid Century 4 exemplar
Filip av Orleans 1 exemplar
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- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Lewis, Warren Hamilton
- Födelsedag
- 1895-06-16
- Avled
- 1973-04-09
- Begravningsplats
- Holy Trinity Church, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Födelseort
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Bostadsorter
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK (birth)
Shanghai, China
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK - Utbildning
- Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Wynyard School, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Malvern College - Yrken
- soldier
historian - Relationer
- Lewis, C. S. (brother)
- Organisationer
- Inklings
Royal Army Service Corps - Kort biografi
- Brother of C. S. Lewis.
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Statistik
- Verk
- 14
- Även av
- 2
- Medlemmar
- 935
- Popularitet
- #27,474
- Betyg
- 3.9
- Recensioner
- 10
- ISBN
- 25
- Språk
- 3
The background piece is ok except it keeps referring to [b: Surprised by Joy|121732|Surprised by Joy The Shape of My Early Life|C.S. Lewis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1381407473s/121732.jpg|877675], so if you like this part it just makes you want to read that book instead.
The tales themselves all involved animal people, but arn't actually kids stories by any modern definition. The first is a weird little shakespeare play but it was ok. The main bulk of the stories however consist of a politic drama... its soooooo... boring! I spent most of the time trying to figure out if he was going for satire, or which characters i was supposed to like, or whether it was racist... or maybe anti-racist., or which bits of british history or fiction he was ripping off. However the only conclusion i arrived at was that i desperately wanted it to end :P .
The final 2 stories are an improvement, they're about reforming manners in the navy... wow.. it just keeps getting more exciting, (he said sarcastically). Actually though the final tale was quite acceptable and stopped me considering 1 star.… (mer)