Today in 1929 Lewis’s father (Albert) died. His financial support was vital to Lewis getting his degrees at Oxford.
FACT: August 23, 2013
While today was Lewis’s father birthday it is also the date (in 1908) that his mother (Flora) died.
RETRO: August 22nd – September 1st
Highlights for August 22nd – September 1st include: An unfortunate childhood loss, letters from Screwtape on gluttony and love, and the radio broadcast of the last chapter of what’s now book one of Mere Christianity.
As mentioned during a previous column last month, Lewis lost his wife to cancer. The second most significant loss for him was during his childhood, when his mother, Florence Augusta Hamilton (Flora) Lewis died
Happy Day Becomes Sad (060)
C.S. Lewis’s father, Albert was born on August 23, 1863, however, his 45th birthday was anything but a celebration. August 23, 1908 was a sad day in the Lewis household. After struggling with poor health for most of that year, Florence Hamilton Lewis, the mother of C.S. Lewis, died from cancer. Four months prior to …