C.S. Lewis in general

For the majority of us the name C(harles) S(taples) Lewis conjures up the Chronicles of Narnia and witches and wardrobes but there is a much less ‘fairytale’ side to this man and the Screwtape Letters illustrate this quite wonderfully. This book is a series of thirty-one letters; it is not a big book, it actually contains guidance both for the aspiring saint BUT mostly for the aspiring sinner. This small volume, published in 1942 has been reprinted several times. Screwtape is an experienced devil and this book is a series of letters written to his nephew, Wormwood who is learning, not too successfully I might add, to be a devil here on Earth He has ...

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is just one of six books that make up the Chronicles of Narnia. This wonderful children's fantasy book is known by everyone. The children push the back of their wardrobe and it opens up to reveal a mystical world where Aslam, the lion, is lord of all. The book is an exciting read and can be read in snippets if required. An adult reader can slip into a fantasy world that requires no concentration. So why not grab a copy, test the back of your wardrobe and float away to Narnia. ...

This is a collection of letters from a senior devil to a junior devil. You may think that this sounds very dodgy and in lesser hands it may have been but C.S Lewis manages to stop it from being that. What it does is show everyday failings that people have and point out how to put them right. Of course this is done in the form of the senior telling the junior how to keep them wrong but it isn’t hard therefore to work out a counter action to this downward trend. This book has been a great help to me and I recommend it wholeheartedly. ...