Unknown CS Lewis poem on whisky and warm blankets discovered
A previously-unknown poem by CS Lewis, in which he finds inspiration in whisky, warm blankets and the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, has been discovered.
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A previously-unknown poem by CS Lewis, in which he finds inspiration in whisky, warm blankets and the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, has been discovered.
(OSV News) -- In a rambling red-brick house on the western edge of Oxford, England, a melancholy desk sits at a bay window looking out over tangled woodland. In the foreground, an ancient ashtray stands broodingly against a worn leather armchair, surrounded by wall maps and pictures depicting a fantasy landscape. When Clive Staples Lewis
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