Sylvain Reynard's Blog - Posts Tagged "he-witch"
Literature- "The Velveteen Rabbit"
Dear Everyone,
C.S. Lewis dedicated "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" to his Goddaughter, Lucy Barfield, when she was fifteen years old.
Lucy lived a remarkable life. She was adopted by Owen Barfield, a member of the Inklings, and became a Goddaughter to Lewis. At age thirty, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and subsequently lived many years as a shut-in. Lewis made her famous by not only dedicating the story to her, but by naming the heroine, Lucy Pevensie, after her. After the book's publication, children from around the world wrote to "the real Lucy" through Lewis' publishers. While she was confined to her bed, Lucy endeavoured to reply to each and every letter, deriving much comfort and cheer from her correspondence with the world's children...
http://www.sylvainreynard.com/2011/05...
C.S. Lewis dedicated "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" to his Goddaughter, Lucy Barfield, when she was fifteen years old.
Lucy lived a remarkable life. She was adopted by Owen Barfield, a member of the Inklings, and became a Goddaughter to Lewis. At age thirty, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and subsequently lived many years as a shut-in. Lewis made her famous by not only dedicating the story to her, but by naming the heroine, Lucy Pevensie, after her. After the book's publication, children from around the world wrote to "the real Lucy" through Lewis' publishers. While she was confined to her bed, Lucy endeavoured to reply to each and every letter, deriving much comfort and cheer from her correspondence with the world's children...
http://www.sylvainreynard.com/2011/05...
