This Ever Diverse Pair

This Ever Diverse Pair was first published in 1950 when Barfield was practising as a solicitor in London. A humorous portrayal of everyday life in a lawyer's office the novel's true subject is what C.S. Lewis described as the rift in every life between the human person and his public persona - between say the man and the bus conductor or the man and the king...Owen Barfield is one of the twentieth century's most significant writers and philosophers. Widely renowned for his insight and literary artistry Barfield addresses key concerns of the sciences humanities social sciences and arts in our time. His fellow Inklings C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien are among the leading figures influenced by Barfield's work.A work of art and more original than anything I have read for a long time - C.S. Lewis