C. S. Lewis’s classic novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was recently voted the best children’s book of all time, and with the new Narnia film Prince Caspian out this summer, 2008 will be a big year for the author’s fans.
To celebrate, publishers HarperCollins employed Diane Simpson, a professional graphologist, to analyze samples of his handwriting, taken from some of his letters. She did not know whose script she was studying.
Here are her results.
“At first glance this small, neat script appears to trot unprepossessingly across the page. His exceedingly small personal pronoun does indeed suggest that this man is a modest individual; but being modest does not mean ineffectual.
“There is evidence of strong personal discipline in this angular, firm script. Here we have a man who is far more likely to harbour a preference for detailed, factual understatement than ‘in your face’ floridity of wording.
“It seems to me that he takes himself rather seriously. He requires no outside criticism as he provides more than enough for himself. He is self-critical and self-monitoring… he really cares about getting things right. I don’t think he’s shy – but he chooses to keep himself to himself.