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Tag Archives: C.S.Lewis
Literary Converts
Literary Converts: Spiritual Inspiration in an Age of Unbelief © 2000 Joseph Pearce 452 pages Literary Converts is a historical survey of the ‘second spring’ of Anglo-Catholic literature and all that followed, covering most … Continue reading
A Week in Narnia
On last Friday I enjoyed The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, reading it for the first time since the O.J. Simpson trial. I never liked fantasy as a child; it took Redwall and Harry Potter to coax me into … Continue reading
The Silver Chair
The Silver Chair © 1953 C.S. Lewis 217 pages Escaping from bullies in their oppressively modern boarding school, Eustace Scubbs and his friend Jill Pole opened a door and promptly fell into Narnia. Visits to Narnia always come unexpectedly, and … Continue reading
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The Horse and his Boy
The Horse and his Boy © 1954 C.S. Lewis 199 pages “For in Calormen, story-telling (whether the stories are true or made up) is a thing you’re taught, just as English boys and girls are taught essay writing. The difference … Continue reading
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Prince Caspian
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia © 1951 C.S. Lewis 195 pages Once upon a time four children stumbled through an ordinary-looking wardrobe into another world altogether, a place called Narnia where they became its kings and … Continue reading
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The Magician’s Nephew
The Magician’s Nephew © 1955 C.S. Lewis 183 pages Diggory and Polly were just two kids on vacation exploring a forbidding-looking attic. They didn’t intend to witnesss Creation, let alone accidently unleash evil into it. Like … Continue reading
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Surprised by Lewis
Earlier in the week I was reduced to laughing fits trying to read through C.S. Lewis’ account of his early life in “Surprised by Joy”. Somehow I knew what was coming and the anticipation made the ecstasy worse. [My father] … Continue reading
That Hideous Strength
That Hideous Strength: A Modern Fairy Tale for Grown Ups © 1945 C.S. Lewis 384 pages Mark Studdock is a newly married sociologist who has been given the opportunity of a lifetime; the chance to work with a promising and … Continue reading
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The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce © 1945 C.S. Lewis 118 pages. What drew me to this book? I suppose the novelty of a story in which the lead character visits an afterlife was one factor: my previous experience with C.S. Lewis — … Continue reading
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