The A – Z of C.S. Lewis
February 25th, 2014. Filed under: Tuesday's Tempting Reads.The A – Z of C.S. Lewis
By Colin Duriez
A Complete Guide to His Life, Thoughts and Writings
Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of C. S. Lewis’s death, this complete guide covers all of Lewis’ works, from his literary criticism to Narnia.
C. S. Lewis’s work is widely known and regarded, but enthusiasts are often only aware of one part of his work-his children’s stories and his popular theology; and yet he wrote so much more, including science fiction and literary criticism. This volume brings together all aspects of C S Lewis’s life and thought. Arranged in alphabetical order, it begins with The Abolition of Man-written in 1943 and described as “almost my favorite”-to Wormwood, a character in The Screwtape Letters. This book will delight anyone who is interested in C. S. Lewis and wants to learn more about him, his thought, his works, and his life.
ISLAND BREEZES
This is an amazing book. If you’ve ever read anything by C.S. Lewis, you need to read this book. If you’ve never read anything by C.S. Lewis, you need to read this book. Then you’ll want to read every C.S. Lewis book you can get your hands on.
I didn’t realize just how much Mr. Lewis had written. I thought I’d read just about all of it, but I haven’t even come close. Now I have a reading list ready to take to the library the next time I go.
This book is even more. It’s not just about the ma’s works and his characters. It’s also about the man. One of the good things about this book is that the information is in easy to find and read alphabetical snippets. It’s a reference book that I want to keep handy as C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite authors.
Thank you, Mr. Duriez, for all the work you put into this book.
***A special thank you to litfuse for providing a review copy.***
Colin Duriez was for many years a commissioning editor at Inter-Varsity Press UK. He has subsequently appeared as a commentator on DVDs of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, and BBC television’s The Worlds of Fantasy. He is also the author of The Inklings Handbook (with the late David Porter), J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: The Story of Their Friendship, and Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings, and has contributed to definitive reference works relating to Tolkien such as The Tolkien Encyclopedia (Routledge).