C. S Lewis
Author
Series
Chronicles of Narnia volume 1
Language
English
Description
Four English school children find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
Author
Pub. Date
1971
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
On October 26, 1950, C. S. Lewis wrote the first of more than a hundred letters he would send to a woman he had never met, but with whom he was to maintain a correspondence for the rest of his life. Ranging broadly in subject matter, the letters discuss topics as profound as the love of God and as frivolous as preferences in cats. Lewis himself clearly had no idea that these letters would ever see publication, but they reveal facets of his character...
Author
Pub. Date
1969
Physical Desc
xxi, 330 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Selected Literary Essays includes over twenty of C. S. Lewis's most important literary essays, written between 1932 and 1962. The topics discussed in this volume range from Chaucer to Kipling, from "The literary impact of the authorized version" to "Psycho-analysis and literary criticism," to Shakespeare and Bunyan, and Sir Walter Scott and William Morris. Common to each essay, however, are the lively wit, the distinctive forthrightness, and the discreet...
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
410 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
The classic A Year with C.S. Lewis is an intimate day-to-day companion by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century. The daily meditations have been culled from Lewis' celebrated signature classics: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, and A Grief Observed, as well as from the distinguished works The Weight of Glory and The Abolition of Man. Ruminating on such themes...
Author
Pub. Date
1969
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A repackaged edition of the revered author's anthology featuring hundreds of selections from his writings, organized by the main themes of Christian faith.
C. S. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics-wrote widely on all the main themes of Christian faith:...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First Edition, revised and enlarged edition.
Physical Desc
675 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A repackaged edition of the revered author's collection of personal letters--a curated selection of the best of his correspondence with family, friends, and fans--and a short biography by his brother Warren Lewis. Letters of C. S. Lewis reveals the most intimate beliefs of the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The...
Author
Language
English
Description
C.S. Lewis attempts to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as courage and honor in contemporary society.
In the classic The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as courage and honor in contemporary society. Both astonishing and prophetic, The Abolition of Man is one...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xx, 227 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mere Christianity, [first published in 1952], is a theological book by C. S. Lewis, adapted from a series of BBC radio talks made between 1941 and 1944, while Lewis was at Oxford during the Second World War. Considered a classic of Christian apologetics, the transcripts of the broadcasts originally appeared in print as three separate pamphlets: The Case for Christianity (Broadcast Talks in the UK) (1942), Christian Behaviour (1943), and Beyond Personality...
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
First HarperCollins paperback edition.
Physical Desc
x, 146 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In "The Great Divorce, " C.S. Lewis's vision of the Afterworld, the narrator boards a bus on a drizzly English afternoon and embarks on an incredible voyage through Heaven and Hell. He meets a host of supernatural beings far removed from his expectations, and comes to some significant realizations about the nature of good and evil.
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Lucy Pevenise, along with her older brothers Edmund and Peter, and her older sister, Susan, are in London during the initial bombing raids of WW II. Like many families, their parents decide to send them to the country for safer keeping. Peter, the oldest, is told to watch over the children and make sure they stay safe. This simple request will test Peter's ability to protect his siblings, especially after Lucy discovers an amazing secret. The children...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperTrophy, a division of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
1994.
Edition
First HarperTrophy edition.
Lexile measure
970L
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.