The C.S. Lewis Chronicles: The Indispensable Biography of the Creator of Narnia, Full of Little-known Facts, Events and MiscellanyA refreshingly unique look at this extraordinary man, this biography chronologically reconstructs both Lewis's professional and daily lives in astonishing detail, from his childhood in Northern Ireland and his participation in World War I to friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien at Oxford and his professorship at Cambridge. More than 100 sidebars offer little-known trivia tidbits on the more personal side of Lewis, and cover such topics as the contents of his home library, 10 things he believed about cats, his favorite beers and pubs, and the women and friends in his life. On the professional side, working titles of his books, lectures he gave at Oxford and Cambridge, and his ideas on atheism and idealism are discussed. Essential information on his most popular work, "The Chronicles of Narnia," is also addressed, including the meaning of names, the hierarchy, and the kings, queens, animals, and battles in Narnia. |
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Watford Malvern | 34 |
World War I 19171918 | 72 |
The Early Oxford Years 19191925 | 102 |
Copyright | |
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APRIL Arthur Greeves AUGUST becomes Belfast birthday Bookham born boys British broadcast C. S. Lewis Cambridge Charles Williams Christian church Collected Letters college rooms death DECEMBER diary Eagle and Child English Literature Essays father FEBRUARY Flora France George German Hamilton Havard Headington Hideous Strength holiday Hooper and Green Hugo Dyson Inklings meeting Ireland J. R. R. Tolkien Jack Jack's Janie Moore JANUARY John Joy Davidman JULY JUNE Kilns Kirkpatrick later lectures Lewis and Warren Lewis brothers Lewis Family Lewis writes Lewis's Little Lea London Lord Magdalen College Malvern College MARCH Martlets Mary Maureen morning Narnia NOVEMBER 29 NOVEMBER 29 Sat OCTOBER Owen Barfield Paddy poem Professor Roger Lancelyn Green SEPTEMBER story Surprised by Joy talk tutor undergraduate University College W. H. Lewis Wardrobe Warren Lewis week Witch writes to Albert writes to Arthur Wynyard School