Letters to Lalage: The Letters of Charles Williams to Lois Lang-Sims by Charles Williams - 1989-12-01

Collection of letters written to Lang-Sims by that most eccentric of the Inklings, the group of writers and friends associated with J. R. R. Tolkien. Introduced and notes by Glen Cavaliero. 89 page trade paperback. "The short-lived but remarkable correspondence presented in Letters to Lalage took place toward the end of Charles Williams' life. Lois Lang-Sims was not the first young woman to seek his help or to fall beneath his spell. When she wrote to him in September 1943 Williams had already had numerous admirers, pupils, and disciples who looked to him for counsel, for advice, and most especially, for encouragement. His affinity with Lois Lang-Sims was not surprising. Some thirty years younger than he was, she was in due course herself to become a forceful and individual writer whose literary output, though relatively small, was almost as varied as Williams' own. In Lois Lang-Sims' writings, as in those of Charles Williams, a variety of literary forms embody a singleness of imaginative vision. But… Read More

Kent State University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Kent State University Press, December 1989. Paper Back. New.

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Paperback / softback. New. The short-lived but remarkable correspondence presented in Letters to Lalage took place toward the end of Charles Williams' life. Louis Lang-Sims was not the first young woman to seek his help or to fall beneath his spell. When she wrote to him in September 1943 Williams had already had numerous admirers, pupils, and disciples who looked to him for counsel, for advice, and most especially, for encouragement. His affinity with Louis Lang-Sims was not surprising. Some thirty years younger than he was, she was in due course herself to become a forceful and individual writer whose literary output, though relatively small, was almost as varied as Williams' own. In Lois Lang-Sims' writings, as in those of Charles Williams, a variety of literary forms embody a singleness of imaginative vision. But at the time of their first meeting she was only twenty-six years old and, according to her autobiographical a Time to be Born, in a state of great mental and emotional… Read More

Kent State Univ Pr, 1989. Paperback. New. illustrated edition edition. 97 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches.

The Kent State University Press, 1990-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!