C. S. Lewis

Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces

De: C. S. Lewis

Narrado por: Ralph Cosham

This is an extensive collection of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis that have been brought together in one volume for the first time. As well as his many books, letters, and poems, Lewis also wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith but also on various ethical issues and on the nature of literature and storytelling. In this essay collection we find a treasure trove of Lewis' reflections on diverse topics.

©1973 C. S. Lewis (P)2014 Blackstone Audio

Excellent work a feast to the ear and heart

This is a terrific book with absolutely everything for the C. S. Lewis fan. It will expand your mind, open your heart, and thrill your soul. I highly recommend this work. #inspirational #essays #CSLewis #thinkingpersonsread #Tagsgiving #Sweepstakes

No chapter titles!!!

Wow, what a disappointment that there are no chapter titles in this extremely long audio book!!! Where can I see the table of contents?

Great reading and very comprehensive.

Worth it for the essays alone and the short stories were a great bonus. Makes you wish he had finished The Dark Tower.

Deep thought

C.S. has a simple way of speaking deep thoughts. It is compelling and thought provoking. Personally, I only shutter at the thought that I may never gain enough time In The daily crunch that is modern America where I will find time to read all the great literature that has obviously molded Lewis’s vision of the world.

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Where does C. S. Lewis rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

this is a great purchase. there is a ton of material and on a variety of different topics. the reader is fine. it would likely be best enjoyed by a person who has already experienced c.s. lewis in his other more traditional works, one of his (nonfiction) books. its a great supplement of diverse opinions from lewis for fans already familiar with his writing.

Loved it! Fantastic essays and stories

These are fantastic essays and stories delivered excellently. Worth every minute of time listening to them.

a great read

Lewis seems to have thought about almost every deep and controversial subject and then written about it.

No Essay Titles

A wonderful resource made infinitely worse by there being no way to easily find which essay is which. If it’s been a while, you might get to listen to the first 15 seconds of 100 or more chapters just to find that essay on the Psalms.
Fix this, please.

Enrichingly Marvelous

Fantastic collection of work, performed exceptionally well. Covers a vast collection of work, but each one offers humor or insight or wisdom.

40 hours in the mind of Lewis

I would like to encourage anyone on the fence as to whether they should read this book to advance to the edge and take the plunge.

In it Lewis discusses a vast number of topics with lucidity, brevity, cogency, and sometimes genius; very lean, almost no fluff.

Reading these essays opened up many of Lewis’s more popular works and brought deeper meaning to them. I believe chapter 120 is on the inner ring. It should be read as a supplement to Mark Studdock’s (character from that hideous strength) decent into the hellish NICE. Many, many more examples can be given but this one was a stunningly obvious example.

Merry reading with my full and free endorsement.