C. S. Lewis's list: the ten books that influenced him most

"In 1962, The Christian Century published C. S. Lewis's answer to the question, "What books did most to shape your vocational attitude and your philosophy of life?" Lewis responded with ten titles, ranging from Virgil's Aeneid to James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johns...

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Contributors: Werther, David (Other) ; Werther, Susan (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Bloomsbury Academic 2015
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Reviews:C. S. Lewis's List: The Ten Books that Influenced Him Most, David Werther and Susan Werther (eds), Bloomsbury, 2015 (ISBN 978-1-62892-413-8), xiv + 231 pp., pb £16.99 (2017) (Lookadoo, Jonathon)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Lewis *1898-1963*
B Lewis, C. S (Clive Staples) (1898-1963) Books and reading
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