tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25921616.post1438064593173240763..comments2023-08-19T05:54:25.477-04:00Comments on galumphing: At the Kilns: Letters to a FriendJeremy W. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447200884803791519noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25921616.post-79474293328442334172008-07-30T08:59:00.000-04:002008-07-30T08:59:00.000-04:00Thanks for your post! It's great to have a C.S. L...Thanks for your post! It's great to have a C.S. Lewis kindred spirit. Seems they are few and far between! <BR/><BR/>I'm still thinking about the long books and disembarkation..Makes me want to give War and Peace a try!! I teach literature, but to students in grade 8 gifted/talented. We read the classics, but it is not as supported as it could be, I think. <BR/><BR/>I think I will try my library for some of those out of print works. <BR/><BR/>Looks like a new addition to your family, I hope you can continue to find time to post on your blog. !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25921616.post-74110158219144822032008-07-30T08:50:00.000-04:002008-07-30T08:50:00.000-04:00Hi Jennie,The editor of the They Stand Together is...Hi Jennie,<BR/><BR/>The editor of the <I>They Stand Together</I> is Walter Hooper, who just recently completed a mammoth three volume collection of the letters of C.S. Lewis, spanning from 1905 to 1963. It includes the letters to Arthur. The task of compiling and editing the three volumes of letters has taken Hooper decades. I suspect he has been so devoted to this task that the notion of republishing the collected letters to Arthur Greeves has been on the backburner.<BR/><BR/>What I like about this collection of letters to Greeves, is that it demonstrates Lewis's development of "friendship"---an aspect of the human experience Lewis wrote much about. Hopefully, it will be republished soon.<BR/><BR/>Years ago I also came across a great Lewis quote on long books: "You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." I love it!<BR/><BR/>You are absolutely right about Lewis's tact and grace in disagreeing. His arguments are thoroughly Christian as is his manner of delivering them. I need to remind myself to be as gracious and tactful in my own "debates" with others! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for you comment.<BR/><BR/>JeremyJeremy W. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447200884803791519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25921616.post-65472162070709810352008-07-29T21:19:00.000-04:002008-07-29T21:19:00.000-04:00I wonder why such a book would be out of print. Y...I wonder why such a book would be out of print. Yours, Jack--having just been published seems like reason enough for such a book to still be in print. <BR/><BR/>I, too am fascinated by Lewis' profound insight, yet, stated so simply at times that even a child might understand it. I love the way he "disagrees" with tact and grace. <BR/><BR/>War and Peace--I wonder how many times he read it, as I read about his REREADING it--because of "the great beauty of long books is that however often you read them there are still large tracts you have forgotten."--Yes--to have a friend like Arthur Greeves would be special. When I read these letters I feel like I've been transported to another time. I suppose in many ways, I have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com