C.S. Lewis: A Celebration of His Early Life

By Ruth James Cording

Book Overview

"The childhood shows the man as morning shows the day," wrote Milton in Paradise Regained. Thus begins C.S. Lewis: A Celebration of His Early Life, a unique book that looks at a period of Lewis' life... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805422005
• ISBN13: 9780805422009
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: B & H Pub Group
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.5" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

An extraordinary gift book

I first picked up C.S. Lewis's Screwtape Letters nearly 50 years ago as a university student and read many of his books since--and have given away dozens. But C. S. Lewis: A Celebration of His Early Life is an equisite visit with a child who became a man of towering stature in Christian literature. The packaging, the graphic design, the many pictures I've never seen before, the artwork done especially for this book, the pictures taken in Ireland and England, all enhance the wonderful reading experience. The letters, the description of hijinks, the portrayal of a difficult period at school in England, the family relationships, all contribute to an understanding of an amazing man. As you see the boy become a man, are exposed to the literary influences on his life, you begin to see what shaped both character and interests. Reading this equisite gift book was as much an aesthetic experience as a reading experience.