Becoming C.S. Lewis
A Biography of Young Jack Lewis (1898-1918)
Wheaton, IL : Crossway, [2019]
Format: Book
Description: 309 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Slowing down to focus on his younger years, this detailed portrait of "Jack" Lewis helps us discover seeds of what would inform his later writings--such as his delight in literature, his key relationships, his suffering and struggles, and his intense pursuit of joy.
Contents:
Young Jack Lewis at Wynyard School: 1908-1910 -- Off to Malvern: 1910-1914 -- Making a friend: spring 1914 -- Jack and the war come to Great Bookham: fall 1914 -- Reading for Kirkpatrick and for pleasure: 1914 -- War and romance: 1915 -- A conflicted soul: 1916 -- Oxford and the Army: 1917-1918 -- The end of youth.
Subjects:
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 -- Childhood and youth.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 -- Childhood and youth.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781433562730
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Lewis, C. S. | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-298) and index.