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Six by Lewis box set: The Abolition of Man, The Great Divorce, Mere Christianity, Miracles, The Problem of Pain, The Screwtape Letters

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6 classic texts by C.S.Lewis! The Screwtape Letters,The Great Divorce,The Abolition of Man,Miracles,Mere Christianity, and The Problem of Pain.

957 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

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C.S. Lewis

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Clive Staples Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954. He was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and been transformed into three major motion pictures.

Lewis was married to poet Joy Davidman.
W.H. Lewis was his elder brother]

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195 reviews1 follower
May 22, 2008
My sister bought this about the same time that she bought Lewis' Space Trilogy and the Narnia Series. I read these after I'd read the rest of the Narnia books when I was in High School. The books that stood out and I remember vividly are Mere Christianity, a good, logical, if you will, defence of Christianity; The Great Divorce, the title of which is an answer to William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell; and of course, The Screwtape Letters, which turned out to be my favorite of all his books.
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June 24, 2011
Have actually read SOME OF these (Mere Christianity and Screwtape Letters - both excellent), but want to read them all.
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September 27, 2020
C. S. Lewis was a very deep well for his time. These books will challenge you and give you insight. Every Christian should read these books there is something different to learn from each one.
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May 31, 2008
This review is specifically about "The Great Divorce". It is one of my favorites by Lewis. Read it first in '99 and several times since--usually in one sitting. An excellent imaginative tale about what 'life beyond' could be like.
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December 10, 2012
I have read almost all of these and all of Lewis' books. They are all excellent that I've read . there a few more to read. I have never read all of Narnia; but other than that I've read almost all of his books. He is on my short list of favorite authors.
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October 7, 2013
Read some of these, I don't know, at least by 1981, and the rest by 1992 or so. Loved The Great Divorce and the Screwtape Letters. Mere Christianity was good. The others were slower and I was less likely to agree with the theology.
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January 12, 2009
My dad has these books sitting on his bookshelf and collecting dust... I should read them.
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January 30, 2009
C.S. Lewis is just always good to read. _Screwtape Letters_ might be his masterpiece, though. _The Four Loves_ (not in this set) is also excellent.
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February 20, 2013
I've read all of these, recurrently, over the years. The older I become, the more I see myself in his works. Especially in the Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters.
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March 8, 2015
I actually have only read The Screw Tape letters, Mere Christianity and The Great Divorce. Lewis is absolutely one of my favorites. He truly makes one ponder their relationship with God.
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May 23, 2015
This was my discovery of a great author. Been reading him ever since.
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