A Biography of Young Jack Lewis
(1898–1918)
HARRY LEE POE
Becoming C. S. Lewis: A Biography of Young Jack Lewis (1898–1918)
Copyright © 2019 by Harry Lee Poe
Published by Crossway
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Extracts from the following reprinted by permission: The Abolition of Man © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1943, 1946, 1978. The Allegory of Love © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1936. All My Road Before Me © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1991. The Collected Letters of CS Lewis, vol. 1 © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 2000. The Collected Letters of CS Lewis, vol. 2 © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 2004. The Discarded Image © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1964. “Edmund Spenser,” in Fifteen Poets © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1941. An Experiment in Criticism © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1961. The Four Loves © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1960. “Kipling’s World,” in Literature and Life © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1948. The Last Battle © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1956. Lewis Family Papers, vol. 3 © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1950. Mere Christianity © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1942, 1943, 1944, 1952. The Pilgrim’s Regress © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1933. Rehabilitations © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1939. Spenser’s Images of Life © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1967. Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1966. Surprised by Joy © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1955. They Asked for a Paper © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1962. Transpositions © copyright CS Lewis Pte Ltd 1949.
Cover design: Josh Dennis
Cover image: C. S. Lewis ca. 1912, Courtesy of The Marion E. Wade Center; Tulip wallpaper design, 1875, Morris, William (1834–1896) / Private Collection / The Stapleton Collection / Bridgeman Images
First printing 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4335-6273-0
ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-6276-1
PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-6274-7
Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-6275-4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Poe, Harry Lee, 1950– author.
Title: Becoming C. S. Lewis: a biography of young Jack Lewis (1898–1918) / Harry Lee Poe.
Description: Wheaton: Crossway, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019009167 (print) | LCCN 2019011376 (ebook) | ISBN 9781433562747 (pdf) | ISBN 9781433562754 (mobi) | ISBN 9781433562761 (epub) | ISBN 9781433562730 (hc)
Subjects: LCSH: Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898–1963—Childhood and youth. | Authors, English—20th century—Biography.
Classification: LCC PR6023.E926 (ebook) | LCC PR6023.E926 Z839 2019 (print) | DDC 823/.912 [B] —dc23...
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About Becoming C. S. Lewis: A Biography of Young Jack Lewis (1898–1918)The writings of C. S. Lewis cannot be fully understood apart from a grasp of his formative adolescent years. Unfortunately, many biographies speed over this important season of Lewis’s life. 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. The chapters unfold the habits and tastes he developed while at boarding school, in college, and in the army, revealing where we see these themes appear in his works—bringing to life the man readers have come to know as C. S. Lewis. Volume 1 in a trilogy offering a comprehensive view of the life of C. S. Lewis. |
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