Book description
A collection of 365 readings containing the best and most compelling
writing culled from more than 4,000 pages of C. S.Lewis's famous
published letters.
Thoughout his life, C. S. Lewis - 'Jack' to his friends - spent a good
portion of each day writing letters to people for whom he became a
spiritual mentor - literally thousands of them. Contained within this
vast body of correspondence is wisdom and personal insight as powerful
as anything else he ever wrote or had published.
Jack's famous letters, published in their entirety in a collection
consisting of three impressive volumes, reveal much about his private
life, reflections, friendships and feelings, as well as all of Lewis's
interests: theology, literature, poetry, fantasy, and unknown details
about his world-famous Narnia stories and other books. Amongst Jack's
correspondents were J. R.R. Tolkien, Dorothy L. Sayers, Owen Barfield,
Arthur C. Clarke, Sheldon Vanauken and Dom Bede Griffiths.
Now, this distillation of 365 inspirational readings extracted from the
letters offers an easy-to-digest look at this great author's lifetime of
correspondence and drives straight to the heart of this insightful and
inspirational thinker. C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) is one of the greatest
writers of the 20th century and his works of children's fiction, fantasy
and popular theology are enduringly appealing. He wrote more than thirty
books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to
attract thousands of new readers every year. Interest in his life
increased with the biographical film 'Shadowlands' and the publication
of his vast body of personal letters, although his most distinguished
accomplishments remain his books and his Narnia stories, now being
turned into films by Walt Disney and Walden Media.
