The C. S. Lewis Biography Trilogy (3 vols.)

by Harry Lee Poe

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2019–2022

Overview

Lewis expert Harry Lee Poe unfolds young Jack’s key relationships, hobbies, spiritual conflicts, decisions, desires, and dreams. Along the way, Poe points out where these themes reappear in Lewis’s later works— bringing to life the importance of his conversion and his surprising discovery of joy. Poe unfolds watershed years in Lewis’s life, offering readers a unique perspective on his conversion, his friendships with well-known Christians such as J. R. R. Tolkien and Dorothy L. Sayers, and his development from an opponent of Christianity to one of its most ardent defenders.

Key Features

• Focuses on Lewis’s early interest in literature, his key relationships, and intense pursuit of joy
• Offers an insightful look at the Inklings, including the important role their meetings played in Lewis’s life and writings
• Chronicles C.S. Lewis’s formative friendships with people like J.R.R. Tolkien, Nevill Coghill, and Owen Barfield and the influence they had on his development