
The Complete Works: Fantasy & Sci-Fi Novels, Religious Studies, Poetry & Autobiography (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Chronicles of Narnia, The Space Trilogy, The Screwtape LettersBy C. S. LewisLength165h 26m
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The Complete Works: Fantasy & Sci-Fi Novels, Religious Studies, Poetry & Autobiography gathers the remarkable breadth of C. S. Lewis's imaginative and intellectual achievement. Moving from the allegorical radiance of Narnia to the cosmic moral drama of the Space Trilogy, and from lucid Christian apologetics to reflective verse and memoir, the volume reveals a writer who fused myth, theology, classical learning, and narrative clarity. Its style ranges from childlike wonder to philosophical precision, placing Lewis within traditions of medieval romance, Christian humanism, and twentieth-century speculative fiction. C. S. Lewis, an Oxford and Cambridge scholar of medieval and Renaissance literature, wrote from a life shaped by war, grief, friendship, conversion, and rigorous study. His passage from atheism to Christianity profoundly informed his fiction and essays, while his friendships with the Inklings, especially J. R. R. Tolkien, encouraged his belief that myth could convey truth with singular force. This collection is highly recommended for readers seeking not only beloved stories but a unified vision of imagination, reason, and faith. It offers scholars and general readers alike an indispensable introduction to one of the twentieth century's most influential literary minds.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Table of contents
1The Complete Works: Fantasy & Sci-Fi Novels, Religious Studies, Poetry & Autobiography (Annotated)
304The Screwtape Letters
2Introduction
305Preface
3Author Biography
306Chapter I
4Historical Context
307Chapter II
5Synopsis (Selection)
308Chapter III
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6The Complete Works: Fantasy & Sci-Fi Novels, Religious Studies, Poetry & Autobiography
309Chapter IV
7Novels:
310Chapter V
8Space Trilogy:
311Chapter VI
9Out of the Silent Planet
312Chapter VII
10Chapter One
313Chapter VIII
11Chapter Two
314Chapter IX
12Chapter Three
315Chapter X
13Chapter Four
316Chapter XI
14Chapter Five
317Chapter XII
15Chapter Six
318Chapter XIII
16Chapter Seven
319Chapter XIV
17Chapter Eight
320Chapter XV
18Chapter Nine
321Chapter XVI
19Chapter Ten
322Chapter XVII
20Chapter Eleven
323Chapter XVIII
21Chapter Twelve
324Chapter XIX
22Chapter Thirteen
325Chapter XX
23Chapter Fourteen
326Chapter XXI
24Chapter Fifteen
327Chapter XXII
25Chapter Sixteen
328Chapter XXIII
26Chapter Seventeen
329Chapter XXIV
27Chapter Eighteen
330Chapter XXV
28Chapter Nineteen
331Chapter XXVI
29Chapter Twenty
332Chapter XXVII
30Chapter Twenty-One
333Chapter XXVIII
31Chapter Twenty-Two
334Chapter XXIX
32Postscript
335Chapter XXX
33Perelandra (aka Voyage to Venus)
336Chapter XXXI
34Chapter One
337The Great Divorce
35Chapter Two
338Preface
36Chapter Three
339Chapter 1
37Chapter Four
340Chapter 2
38Chapter Five
341Chapter 3
39Chapter Six
342Chapter 4
40Chapter Seven
343Chapter 5
41Chapter Eight
344Chapter 6
42Chapter Nine
345Chapter 7
43Chapter Ten
346Chapter 8
44Chapter Eleven
347Chapter 9
45Chapter Twelve
348Chapter 10
46Chapter Thirteen
349Chapter 11
47Chapter Fourteen
350Chapter 12
48Chapter Fifteen
351Chapter 13
49Chapter Sixteen
352Chapter 14
50Chapter Seventeen
353Short Stories:
51That Hideous Strength
354Screwtape Proposes a Toast
52Chapter One: Sale of College Property
355Ministering Angels
53Chapter Two: Dinner with the Sub-Warden
356Religious Studies:
54Chapter Three: Belbury and St. Anne’s-on-the-Hill
357The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition
55Chapter Four: The Liquidation of Anachronisms
358Preface
56Chapter Five: Elasticity
359Chapter I. Courtly Love
57Chapter Six: Fog
360Chapter II. Allegory (pt. 1)
58Chapter Seven: The Pendragon
361Chapter II. Allegory (pt. 2)
59Chapter Eight: Moonlight at Belbury
362Chapter III. The Romance of the Rose
60Chapter Nine: The Saracen’s Head
363Chapter IV. Chaucer
61Chapter Ten: The Conquered City
364Chapter V. Gower Thomas USK
62Chapter Eleven: Battle Begun
365Chapter VI. Allegory as the Dominant Form
63Chapter Twelve: Wet and Windy Night
366Chapter VII The Faerie Queene (pt. 1)
64Chapter Thirteen: They have pulled down Deep Heaven on their Heads
367Chapter VII The Faerie Queene (pt. 2)
65Chapter Fourteen: “Real Life is Meeting”
368Appendix I
66Chapter Fifteen: The Descent of the Gods
369Appendix II
67Chapter Sixteen: Banquet at Belbury
370The Problem of Pain
68Chapter Seventeen: Venus at St. Anne’s
371Preface
69The Chronicles of Narnia:
372Chapter I. Introductory
701. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
373Chapter II. Divine Omnipotence
71Chapter I. Lucy Looks into a Wardrobe
374Chapter III. Divine Goodness
72Chapter II. What Lucy Found There
375Chapter IV. Human Wickedness
73Chapter III. Edmund and the Wardrobe
376Chapter V. The Fall of Man
74Chapter IV. Turkish Delight
377Chapter VI. Human Pain
75Chapter V. Back on This Side of the Door
378Chapter VII. Human Pain,continued
76Chapter VI. Into the Forest
379Chapter VIII. Hell
77Chapter VII. A Day with the Beavers
380Chapter IX. Animal Pain
78Chapter VIII. What Happened after Dinner
381Chapter X. Heaven
79Chapter IX. In the Witch's House
382Chapter I. Epic Poetry
80Chapter X. The Spell Begins to Break
383Chapter II. Is Criticism Possible?
81Chapter XI. Aslan Is Nearer
384Chapter III. Primary Epic
82Chapter XII. Peter's First Battle
385Chapter IV. The Technique of Primary Epic
83Chapter XIII. Deep Magic from the Dawn of Time
386Chapter V. The Subject of Primary Epic
84Chapter XIV. The Triumph of the Witch
387Chapter VI. Virgil and the Subject of Secondary Epic
85Chapter XV. Deeper Magic from before the Dawn of Time
388Chapter VII. The Style of Secondary Epic
86Chapter XVI. What Happened about the Statues
389Chapter VIII. Defence of this Style
87Chapter XVII. The Hunting of the White Stag
390Chapter IX. The Doctrine of the Unchanging Human Heart
882. Prince Caspian
391Chapter X. Milton and St. Augustine
89Chapter I. The Island
392Chapter XI. Hierarchy
90Chapter II. The Ancient Treasure House
393Chapter XII. The Theology ofParadise Lost
91Chapter III. The Dwarf
394Chapter XIII. Satan
92Chapter IV. The Dwarf Tells of Prince Caspian
395Chapter XIV. Satan's Followers
93Chapter V. Caspian's Adventure in the Mountains
396Chapter XV. The Mistake about Milton's Angels
94Chapter VI. The People that Lived in Hiding
397Chapter XVI. Adam and Eve
95Chapter VII. Old Narnia in Danger
398Chapter XVII. Unfallen Sexuality
96Chapter VIII. How they Left the Island
399Chapter XVIII. The Fall
97Chapter IX. What Lucy Saw
400Chapter XIX. Conclusion
98Chapter X. The Return of the Lion
401Appendix: Notes on Certain Passages
99Chapter XI. The Lion Roars
402The Abolition of Man
100Chapter XII. Sorcery and Sudden Vengeance
403Chapter I. Men without Chests
101Chapter XIII. The High King in Command
404Chapter II. The Way
102Chapter XIV. How all Were Very Busy
405Chapter III. The Abolition of Man
103Chapter XV. Aslan Makes a Door in the Air
406Illustrations of theTao
1043. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
407Miracles: A Preliminary Study
105Chapter I. The Picture in the Bedroom
408Chapter I. The Scope of this Book
106Chapter II. On Board the "Dawn Treader"
409Chapter II. The Naturalist and the Supernaturalist
107Chapter III. The Lone Islands
410Chapter III. The Self-Contradiction of the Naturalist
108Chapter IV. What Caspian Did There
411Chapter IV. Nature and Supernature
109Chapter V. The Storm and What Came of it
412Chapter V. A Further Difficulty in Naturalism
110Chapter VI. The Adventures of Eustace
413Chapter VI. Answers to Misgivings
111Chapter VII. How the Adventure Ended
414Chapter VII. A Chapter of Red Herrings
112Chapter VIII. Two Narrow Escapes
415Chapter VIII. Miracle and the Laws of Nature
113Chapter IX. The Island of the Voices
416Chapter IX. A Chapter not strictly Necessary
114Chapter X. The Magician's Book
417Chapter X. ‘Horrid Red Things’
115Chapter XI. The Dufflepuds Made Happy
418Chapter XI. Christianity and ‘Religion’
116Chapter XII. The Dark Island
419Chapter XII. The Propriety of Miracles
117Chapter XIII. The Three Sleepers
420Chapter XIII. On Probability
118Chapter XIV. The Beginning of the End of the World
421Chapter XIV. The Grand Miracle
119Chapter XV. The Wonders of the Last Sea
422Chapter XV. Miracles of the Old Creation
120Chapter XVI. The Very End of the World
423Chapter XVI. Miracles of the New Creation
1214. The Silver Chair
424Chapter XVII. Epilogue
122Chapter I. Behind the Gym
425Appendix A. On the wordsSpiritandSpiritual
123Chapter II. Jill is Given a Task
426Appendix B. On ‘Special Providences’
124Chapter III. The Sailing of the King
427Mere Christianity (Including Broadcast Talk, Christian Behaviour and Beyond Personality)
125Chapter IV. A Parliament of Owls
428Preface
126Chapter V. Puddleglum
429Book I. Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe
127Chapter VI. The Wild Waste Lands of the North
430Chapter 2. Some Objections
128Chapter VII. The Hill of the Strange Trenches
431Chapter 3. The Reality of the Law
129Chapter VIII. The House of Harfang
432Chapter 4. What Lies Behind the Law
130Chapter IX. How They Discovered Something Worth Knowing
433Chapter 5. We Have Cause to be Uneasy
131Chapter X. Travels Without the Sun
434Book II. What Christians Believe
132Chapter XI. In the Dark Castle
435Chapter 2. The Invasion
133Chapter XII. The Queen of Underland
436Chapter 3. The Shocking Alternative
134Chapter XIII. Underland Without the Queen
437Chapter 4. The Perfect Penitent
135Chapter XIV. The Bottom of the World
438Chapter 5. The Practical Conclusion
136Chapter XV. The Disappearance of Jill
439Book III. Christian Behaviour
137Chapter XVI. The Healing of Harms
440Chapter 2. The “Cardinal Virtues”
1385. The Horse and His Boy
441Chapter 3. Social Morality
139Chapter I. How Shasta Set Out on his Travels
442Chapter 4. Morality and Psychoanalysis
140Chapter II. A Wayside Adventure
443Chapter 5. Sexual Morality
141Chapter III. At the Gates of Tashbaan
444Chapter 6. Christian Marriage
142Chapter IV. Shasta Falls in With the Narnians
445Chapter 7. Forgiveness
143Chapter V. Prince Corin
446Chapter 8. The Great Sin
144Chapter VI. Shasta Among the Tombs
447Chapter 9. Charity
145Chapter VII. Aravis in Tashbaan
448Chapter 10. Hope
146Chapter VIII. In the House of the Tisroc
449Chapter 11. Faith
147Chapter IX. Across the Desert
450Chapter 12. Faith
148Chapter X. The Hermit of the Southern March
451Book IV. Beyond Personality: Or First Steps in the Doctrine of the Trinity
149Chapter XI. The Unwelcome Fellow Traveller
452Chapter 2. The Three-Personal God
150Chapter XII. Shasta in Narnia
453Chapter 3. Time and Beyond Time
151Chapter XIII. The Fight at Anvard
454Chapter 4. Good Infection
152Chapter XIV. How Bree Became a Wiser Horse
455Chapter 5. The Obstinate Toy Soldiers
153Chapter XV. Rabadash the Ridiculous
456Chapter 6. Two Notes
1546. The Magician's Nephew
457Chapter 7. Let’s Pretend
155Chapter I. The Wrong Door
458Chapter 8. Is Christianity Hard or Easy?
156Chapter II. Digory and His Uncle
459Chapter 9. Counting the Cost
157Chapter III. The Wood Between the Worlds
460Chapter 10. Nice People or New Men
158Chapter IV. The Bell and the Hammer
461Chapter 11. The New Men
159Chapter V. The Deplorable Word
462Reflections on the Psalms
160Chapter VI. The Beginning of Uncle Andrew's Troubles
463Chapter I. Introductory
161Chapter VII. What Happened at the Front Door
464Chapter II. “Judgement” in the Psalms
162Chapter VIII. The Fight at the Lamp-Post
465Chapter III. The Cursings
163Chapter IX. The Founding of Narnia
466Chapter IV. Death in the Psalms
164Chapter X. The First Joke and Other Matters
467Chapter V. “The Fair Beauty of the Lord”
165Chapter XI. Digory and his Uncle are Both in Trouble
468Chapter VI. “Sweeter than Honey”
166Chapter XII. Strawberry's Adventure
469Chapter VII. Connivance
167Chapter XIII. An Unexpected Meeting
470Chapter VIII. Nature
168Chapter XIV. The Planting of the Tree
471Chapter IX. A Word About Praising
169Chapter XV. The End of This Story and the Beginning of All the Others
472Chapter X. Second Meanings
1707. The Last Battle
473Chapter XI. Scripture
171Chapter I. By Caldron Pool
474Chapter XII. Second Meanings in the Psalms
172Chapter II. The Rashness of the King
475The Four Loves
173Chapter III. The Ape in Its Glory
476Chapter I. Introduction
174Chapter IV. What Happened that Night
477Chapter II. Likings and Loves for the Sub-human
175Chapter V. How Help Came to the King
478Chapter III. Affection
176Chapter VI. A Good Night's Work
479Chapter IV. Friendship
177Chapter VII. Mainly About Dwarfs
480Chapter V. Eros
178Chapter VIII. What News the Eagle Brought
481Chapter VI. Charity
179Chapter IX. The Great Meeting on Stable Hill
482An Experiment in Criticism
180Chapter X. Who Will Go into the Stable?
483Chapter I. The Few and the Many
181Chapter XI. The Pace Quickens
484Chapter II. False Characterisations
182Chapter XII. Through the Stable Door
485Chapter III. How the Few and the Many Use Pictures and Music
183Chapter XIII. How the Dwarfs Refused to be Taken in
486Chapter IV. The Reading of the Unliterary
184Chapter XIV. Night Falls on Narnia
487Chapter V. On Myth
185Chapter XV. Further Up and Further In
488Chapter VI. The Meanings of ‘Fantasy’
186Chapter XVI. Farewell to Shadow-Lands
489Chapter VII. On Realisms
187The Pilgrim’s Regress
490Chapter VIII. On Misreading by the Literary
188Book One: The Data
491Chapter IX. Survey
189Chapter One: The Rules
492Chapter X. Poetry
190Chapter Two: The Island
493Chapter XI. The Experiment
191Chapter Three: The Eastern Mountains
494Epilogue
192Chapter Four: Leah for Rachel
495A Grief Observed
193Chapter Five: Ichabod
496Chapter I
194Chapter Six: Quem Quaeritis in Sepulchro? Non est Hic
497Chapter II
195Book Two: Thrill
498Chapter III
196Chapter One: Dixit Insipiens
499Chapter IV
197Chapter Two: The Hill
500Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
198Chapter Three: A Little Southward
501Chapter 1
199Chapter Four: Soft Going
502Chapter 2
200Chapter Five: Leah for Rachel
503Chapter 3
201Chapter Six: Ichabod
504Chapter 4
202Chapter Seven: Non est Hic
505Chapter 5
203Chapter Eight: Great Promises
506Chapter 6
204Book Three: Through Darkest Zeitgeistheim
507Chapter 7
205Chapter One: Eschropolis
508Chapter 8
206Chapter Two: A South Wind
509Chapter 9
207Chapter Three: Freedom of Thought
510Chapter 10
208Chapter Four: The Man Behind the Gun
511Chapter 11
209Chapter Five: Under Arrest
512Chapter 12
210Chapter Six: Poisoning the Wells
513Chapter 13
211Chapter Seven: Facing the Facts
514Chapter 14
212Chapter Eight: Parrot Disease
515Chapter 15
213Chapter Nine: The Giant Slayer
516Chapter 16
214Book Four: Back to the Road
517Chapter 17
215Chapter One: Let Grill be Grill
518Chapter 18
216Chapter Two: Archtype and Ectype
519Chapter 19
217Chapter Three: EsseISPercipi
520Chapter 20
218Chapter Four: Escape
521Chapter 21
219Book Five: The Grand Canyon
522Chapter 22
220Chapter One: The Grand Canyon
523Speeches:
221Chapter Two: Mother Kirk’s Story
524Transpositions, and other Addresses
222Chapter Three: The Self-Sufficiency of Vertue
525Chapter I. Transposition
223Chapter Four: Mr. Sensible
526Chapter II. The Weight of Glory
224Chapter Five: Table Talk
527Chapter III. Membership
225Chapter Six: Drudge
528Chapter IV. Learning in War-Time
226Chapter Seven: The Gaucherie of Vertue
529Chapter V. The Inner Ring
227Book Six: Northward Along the Canyon
530They Asked for a Paper: Papers and Addresses
228Chapter One: First Steps to the North
531Chapter 1. De Descriptione Temporum
229Chapter Two: Three Pale Men
532Chapter 2. The Literary Impact of the Authorised Version
230Chapter Three: Neo-Angular
533Chapter 3. Hamlet: The Prince or The Poem?
231Chapter Four: Humanist
534Chapter 4. Kipling’s World
232Chapter Five: Food from the North
535Chapter 5. Sir Walter Scott
233Chapter Six: Furthest North
536Chapter 6. Lilies that Fester
234Chapter Seven: Fools’ Paradise
537Chapter 7. Psycho-analysis and Literary Criticism
235Book Seven: Southward Along the Canyon
538Chapter 8. The Inner Ring
236Chapter One: Vertue is Sick
539Chapter 9. Is Theology Poetry?
237Chapter Two: John Leading
540Chapter 10. Transposition
238Chapter Three: The Main Road Again
541Chapter 11. On Obstinacy in Belief
239Chapter Four: Going South
542Chapter 12. The Weight of Glory
240Chapter Five: Tea on the Lawn
543Poetry:
241Chapter Six: The House of Wisdom
544Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics
242Chapter Seven: Across the Canyon by Moonlight
545Part I. The Prison House.
243Chapter Eight: This Side by Sunlight
546Chapter II. French Nocturne (Monchy-Le-Preux)
244Chapter Nine: Wisdom—Exoteric
547Chapter III. The Satyr
245Chapter Ten: Wisdom—Esoteric
548Chapter IV. Victory
246Chapter Eleven: Mum’s the Word
549Chapter V. Irish Nocturne
247Chapter Twelve: More Wisdom
550Chapter VI. Spooks
248Book Eight: At Bay
551Chapter VII. Apology
249Chapter One: Two Kinds of Monist
552Chapter VIII. Ode for New Year's Day
250Chapter Two: John Led
553Chapter IX. Night
251Chapter Three: John Forgets Himself
554Chapter X. To Sleep
252Chapter Four: John Finds his Voice
555Chapter XI. In Prison
253Chapter Five: Food at a Cost
556Chapter XII. De Profundis
254Chapter Six: Caught
557Chapter XIII. Satan Speaks
255Chapter Seven: The Hermit
558Chapter XIV. The Witch
256Chapter Eight: History’s Words
559Chapter XV. Dungeon Grates
257Chapter Nine: Matter of Fact
560Chapter XVI. The Philosopher
258Chapter Ten: Archtype and Ectype
561Chapter XVII. The Ocean Strand
259Book Nine: Across the Canyon
562Chapter XVIII. Noon
260Chapter One: Across the Canyon by the Inner Light
563Chapter XIX. Milton Read Again (In Surrey)
261Chapter Two: This Side by Lightning
564Chapter XX. Sonnet
262Chapter Three: This Side by the Darkness
565Chapter XXI. The Autumn Morning
263Chapter Four: Securus Te Projice
566Part II. Hesitation.
264Chapter Five: Across the Canyon
567Chapter XXIII. Alexandrines
265Chapter Six: Nella sua Voluntade
568Chapter XXIV. In Praise of Solid People
266Book Ten: The Regress
569Part III. The Escape.
267Chapter One: The Same yet Different
570Chapter XXVI. Song
268Chapter Two: The Synthetic Man
571Chapter XXVII. The Ass
269Chapter Three: Limbo
572Chapter XXVIII. Ballade Mystique
270Chapter Four: The Black Hole
573Chapter XXIX. Night
271Chapter Five: Superbia
574Chapter XXX. Oxford
272Chapter Six: Ignorantia
575Chapter XXXI. Hymn (For Boys' Voices)
273Chapter Seven: Luxuria
576Chapter XXXII. "Our Daily Bread"
274Chapter Eight: The Northern Dragon
577Chapter XXXIII. How He Saw Angus the God
275Chapter Nine: The Southern Dragon
578Chapter XXXIV. The Roads
276Chapter Ten: The Brook
579Chapter XXXV. Hesperus
277Till We Have Faces
580Chapter XXXVI. The Star Bath
278Part One
581Chapter XXXVII. Tu Ne Quaesieris
279Chapter Two
582Chapter XXXVIII. Lullaby
280Chapter Three
583Chapter XXXIX. World's Desire
281Chapter Four
584Chapter XL. Death in Battle
282Chapter Five
585Autobiography:
283Chapter Six
586Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
284Chapter Seven
587Preface
285Chapter Eight
588Chapter I. The First Years
286Chapter Nine
589Chapter II. Concentration Camp
287Chapter Ten
590Chapter III. Mountbracken and Campbell
288Chapter Eleven
591Chapter IV. I Broaden my Mind
289Chapter Twelve
592Chapter V. Renaissance
290Chapter Thirteen
593Chapter VI. Bloodery
291Chapter Fourteen
594Chapter VII. Light and Shade
292Chapter Fifteen
595Chapter VIII. Release
293Chapter Sixteen
596Chapter IX. The Great Knock
294Chapter Seventeen
597Chapter X. Fortune’s Smile
295Chapter Eighteen
598Chapter XI. Check
296Chapter Nineteen
599Chapter XII. Guns and Good Company
297Chapter Twenty
600Chapter XIII. The New Look
298Chapter Twenty-One
601Chapter XIV. Checkmate
299Part Two
602Chapter XV. The Beginning
300Chapter Two
603Analysis
301Chapter Three
604Reflection
302Chapter Four
605Memorable Quotes
303Note