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" The Narnian : "
Alan Jacobs.
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BL
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1040839
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b795209
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| Main Entry
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Jacobs, Alan,1958-
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| Title & Author
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The Narnian : : the life and imagination of C.S. Lewis /\ Alan Jacobs.
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| Edition Statement
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1st HarperCollins pbk. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Harper One,, [2008], ©2005.
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xxvi, 357 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0061448729
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: 9780061448720
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| Notes
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Originally published: San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-332) and index.
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| Contents
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One: "Happy, but for so happy ill secured ..." -- Two: "Coarse, brainless English schoolboys" -- Three: "Red beef and strong beer" -- Four: "I never sank so low as to pray" -- Five: "A real home somewhere else" -- Six: "I gave in" -- Seven: "Definately believing in Christ" -- Eight: "Do you think I am trying to weave a spell?" -- Nine: "What I owe to them all is incalculable" -- Ten: "Nobody could put lewis down" -- Eleven: "We soon learn to love what we know we must lose" -- Twelve: "Joy is the serious business of heaven" -- Afterword: The Future of Narnia -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Index -- Plus: A "Narnia" C.S. Lewis Might Love -- A Conversation with Alan Jacobs.
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| Abstract
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Traces the life of the twentieth-century Christian literary master, drawing on themes from the Narnia series to offer insight into Lewis's experiences, from his work as a medieval scholar to his role as a beloved children's book author.
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Lewis, C. S., (Clive Staples),1898-1963-- Religion.
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Lewis, C. S., (Clive Staples),1898-1963.
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Lewis, C. S., (Clive Staples),1898-1963., Chronicles of Narnia.
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Lewis, C. S., 1898-1963
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Lewis, C. S., (Clive Staples),1898-1963.
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Lewis, Clive S.
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Authors, English-- 20th century, Biography.
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Christian biography-- England.
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Christian literature, English-- History and criticism.
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Christianity and literature-- England-- History-- 20th century.
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Narnia (Imaginary place)
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Authors, English.
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Christian biography.
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Christian literature, English.
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Christianity and literature.
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Narnia (Imaginary place)
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Religion.
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Chronicles of Narnia (Lewis, C.S.)
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England.
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.912B
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| LC Classification
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PR6023.E926Z725 2008
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HN 5505rvk
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