C.S.Lewis Images of His World, Douglas Gilbert & Clyde S. Kilby
This is an awesome coffee table book for fans of C.S. Lewis, like me. After a brief prologue going over his conversion from atheism to Christianity, which is what he is best known for, the book displays various pictures from his life and of the different places he'd been to school and worked over the years. Family photos, pictures of friends, teachers, colleagues with brief captions and stories of their relationships. Pictures of houses, streets, colleges, and personal walking paths in Ireland, England and Scotland where he'd lived and traveled to in his lifetime. Not all of the pictures are old. Some are just he scenic views he would've witnessed in his day. Also included are pictures of some of his notes and drawings that he'd made for different stories. At the end a timeline is laid out of his life highlighting pivotal personal moments and publications of some of his works from his birth to his death. Refreshing light reading and excellent pictures. Probably nobody but Lewis fans would be interested, but I recommend it anyway.
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