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The Reading Life: The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others’ Eyes
C. S. Lewis

How to Read provides guidance and reflections on the love and enjoyment of books. Engaging and enlightening, this well-rounded collection includes Lewis’ reflections on science fiction, why children’s literature is for readers of all ages, and why we should read two old books for every new one. C. S. Lewis continues to speak to readers thanks to not only his intellectual insights on Christianity but also his wondrous creative works and deep reflections on the literature that impacted his life. Beloved for his teaching novels like Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, and The Chronicles of Narnia as well as his narrative books that explored theology and Christian life, Lewis was a long-time writer and lover of books of every kind. Cultivated from his many essays, articles, letters, as well as his classic works, How to Read is a collection of Lewis’s writings that provides both guidance and reflections on the love and enjoyment of books. A lens into the thoughts of one of the greatest public intellectuals of our time, this collection reveals what Lewis himself loved so much about reading and what it means to learn through literature–all in one accessible volume.

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First published in Great Britain by William Collins in 2019

First published in the United States by HarperOne in 2019

Experiment in Criticism. Copyright © 1961 by Cambridge University Press. God in the Dock. Copyright © 1967 by C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Published by Eerdmans.

Studies in Words. Copyright © 1960 by Cambridge University Press.

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The Reading Life. Copyright © 2019 by C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Designed by Janet Evans-Scanlon

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Source ISBN: 9780008307110

Ebook Edition © October 2019 ISBN: 9780008307134

Version: 2019-10-04

About This Book (#ulink_c4a5217a-273c-5a34-9aa1-8c9c37f8a3d1)

The revered teacher and best-selling author reflects on the power, importance, and joy of a life dedicated to reading books in this delightful collection drawn from his wide body of writings.

More than fifty years after his death, revered intellectual and teacher C. S. Lewis continues to speak to readers, thanks not only to his intellectual insights on Christianity but also his wondrous creative works and deep reflections on the literature that influenced his life. Beloved for his instructive novels including The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, and The Chronicles of Narnia as well as his philosophical books that explored theology and Christian life, Lewis was a life-long writer and book lover.

Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic works, The Reading Life provides guidance and reflections on the love and enjoyment of books. Engaging and enlightening, this well-rounded collection includes Lewis’ reflections on science fiction, why children’s literature is for readers of all ages, and why we should read two old books for every new one.

A window into the thoughts of one of the greatest public intellectuals of our time, this collection reveals not only why Lewis loved the written word, but what it means to learn through literature from one of our wisest and most enduring teachers.

CONTENTS

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Title Page (#u79239f1d-9ffd-5fde-b1be-302d7fcbde30)

Copyright (#u8c1caec9-8d67-5758-aa82-2382f7fc7b70)

About This Book (#uf34542a4-9e22-59a0-a16e-5fe3b4397747)

Preface by David C. Downing and Michael G. Maudlin

PART ONE: ON THE ART AND JOY OF READING (#uf976f957-69f1-55d3-a4a7-5c17b035ca8a)

Why We Read (#u35583169-a92f-5804-ae10-27bfba5a75b4)

How to Know If You Are a True Reader (#u2c8fdfa1-e48c-5731-bd30-da8ca9cbaf15)

Why Children’s Stories Are Not Just for Children (#u408de5c4-1630-5465-bd90-bb4dbda39d10)

Literature as Time Travel (#litres_trial_promo)

Why Fairy Tales Are Often Less Deceptive Than ‘Realistic’ Stories (#litres_trial_promo)

The Case for Reading Old Books (#litres_trial_promo)

On the Role of the Marvellous (#litres_trial_promo)

Growing Up Amidst a Sea of Books (#litres_trial_promo)

On Encountering a Favorite Author for the First Time (#litres_trial_promo)

Why Movies Sometimes Ruin Books (#litres_trial_promo)

How to Murder Words (#litres_trial_promo)

Saving Words from the Eulogistic Abyss (#litres_trial_promo)

The Achievements of J. R. R. Tolkien (#litres_trial_promo)

On the Dangers of Confusing Saga with History (#litres_trial_promo)

On Two Ways of Traveling and Two Ways of Reading (#litres_trial_promo)

PART TWO: SHORT READINGS ON READING (#litres_trial_promo)

Word Combinations (#litres_trial_promo)

Sincerity and Talent (#litres_trial_promo)

Prose Style (#litres_trial_promo)
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