C.S. Lewis Letters to Children - Softcover

C.S. Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0020317417 ISBN 13: 9780020317418

Publisher: Collier Books, 1988

Synopsis

A collection of letters from the English author of the Narnia books to a variety of children.

About this title

About the Author:

C.S. Lewis was a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature at Oxford and Cambridge universities who wrote more than thirty books in his lifetime, including The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Mere Christianity. He died in 1963.

Lyle W. Dorsett is a professor of Educational Ministries and Evangelism at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

Marjorie Lamp Mead is the Associate Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6 Up A collection of letters to children from C. S. Lewis that will enthrall Narnia lovers. Most children will skip the foreword by Lewis' stepson and the brief sketch of Lewis' childhood (although both are accessible to young readers) and go straight to the letters themselvesa selection arranged chronologically, with some deletions to promote clarity and eliminate repetition. Most of the letters concern Narnia, but there are also touching letters to Lewis' godchild. Some letters offer encouragement and advice to young writers. Often correspondence was carried on with the same children over a number of years, and the letters answer questions that children might still have. Some letters are preceded by explanations in brackets, and there are plenty of explanatory footnotes. Lewis' few theological discussions are not overwhelming and, except for a few instances, are quite clear. The bibliography includes books and other media and is divided into two sections, one of interest to children, the other for advanced readers, parents and teachers. Annette Curtis Klause, Montgomery County Libraries, Md.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Collier Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0020317417
• ISBN 13: 9780020317418
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120
• Editor: Marjorie Lamp Mead, Lyle Wesley Dorsett