C.S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis ,known to his friends as Jack (A beloved dog of his childhood), was born in 1898, and was an strong atheist until he became a Christian when he was about thirty. He wrote several books on his conversion, his life, and Christianity. Some of the most renown are, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and Surprised by Joy. He also wrote the immensely popular children’s series The Chronicles of Narnia.

Later in life he married a fellow Christian with two sons, Joy Gresham, tragically, she died four years later from cancer. Lewis’ stepsons inherited his estate at his death.

C.S. Lewis remained a strong and faithful Christian for the rest of his life and is highly esteemed in the world of Christian literature.

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This was a short paragraph I wrote for school, and I thought while I'm on the subject of Narnia, I should do a post on C.S.Lewis.

                  I would love to hear your thoughts on this post, and Narnia in general,

                                                            Rebekah Rose                                                                                    

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Posted by vintagegirl

I really enjoy Clive's writing, though I've only read the Chronicles. My sister has read the first book of his Sci-Fi Trilogy, The Silent Planet, I am planning on reading it soon. Bre (BreezyTulip) says it's really good. Thank you for the paragraph. :) I've skimmed through a biography on his life, I wish I could have met him . . .

May God Bless,
Emily Rose

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Posted by BrielleCostumes

Hello Rose,
very nice post...good job.
Dad has so many good books on C.S. Lewis...I'm read some of them, but I need to read some more.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Love,
Brielle.......a.k.a... Cinderella. :)

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Posted by Princessleia12

I love C.S Lewis he is one on my many role modles. He is one of the many people I cant wait to meet in heaven along with my savior!

Samantha

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Posted by fiddlesticks

Hello Rose,

I'm really enjoying your Narnian posts! I have recently begun blogging even though I have been reading your blog for a while. I think you write very good summaries and opinions of books, movies, etc. The character sketches in The Magician's Nephew made me think a little more about what the characters are actually like! Right now, (regarding your C.S. Lewis post), I'm reading Mere Christianity. Its really an interesting book to read, due to "Jack's" clear and down-to-earth way of saying things. Good work on the Narnia series!

Nice to meet you,
~Hadley

P.S.- Just to let you know, I have added you to my friend's list.

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Posted by Jocelyndixon

Hello! Thank you for stopping by!

I do plan on doing other scents... wanted to do that tonight, but didn't get to.

Love,
Jocelyn

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Posted by rosewild

Hello! So you don't like the BBC Chronicles? I like them... but they did a better job on the new one so far as casting goes. Otherwise, they didn't do so great (I thought). They threw in too much that wasn't in the books. But I still enjoy it.
I don't think I have a favorite Chronicle... they're all so good! I think it's wonderful that C. S. Lewis wrote them - writing books can be difficult when you're doing a series! (Tough to keep everything in line. Or maybe I'm the only one that has that problem... :D)
I saw the Love Comes Softly movies before I read the book, so I was a movie fan beforehand. I enjoyed the first book, and thought that they really should've kept Clark the way he was in the book. I was really disappointed with some of the book material, though. I didn't think that it was the way things really would've been back in that time era - so I think that the books and the movies are kinda messed up, but I enjoy them all the same.
Well, I think that's enough from me!
Bye!
Emily

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Posted by Bluejane

That was really interesting to read!
I am almost done reading The Silver Chair and I really like it a lot better then I did when I started!

Thank you for commenting on my blog,

Bluejane

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Posted by mandygrace

Hello Rose, Thank you for your comment! I haven't read a lot of C.S. Lewis's writings, but I do hope to read more in the future. A couple months ago I got his book on the Psalms, which has been interesting. I think I may do a search at the library for more of his works. :-)

Have a good day,
Mandy

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Posted by cherryblossom

OH tha banana pudding is scrumpcious! Everyone should try it even if they don't like banana pudding ;)

Love
Julia

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Posted by sharla88

Thats cool I might steal that from you for my backyard post. ;)

Yea well I understand I only have a couple of pics. with him. (to tell you the truth he scared me then and he still scares me) But I still like the pictures,

Did you see the new Caspian trailer?!?!?!
GB~
sharla~

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Posted by sharla88

Thats cool I might steal that from you for my backyard post. ;)

Yea well I understand I only have a couple of pics. with him. (to tell you the truth he scared me then and he still scares me) But I still like the pictures,

Did you see the new Caspian trailer?!?!?!
GB~
sharla~

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Posted by rosewild

Well... I can't remember for sure. It's been a long time since I read them. Maybe it's not so much the historical inaccuracy as the fact that I don't think that it's right. I guess that Willie's leaving Missie in town to have the baby is okay historically, but I just didn't think that it was very nice of him. And what was the girl's name? Nell or something? The way that she married the drunk... I didn't think that it was historically accurate that girls would do that - but maybe I'm off on my dates. Also, I don't think that it's good for authors to fill their writing with stuff like that, but maybe it's a personal conviction. And I think that ladies would have had more propriety than to eat tons of onions! Again... that was unnecessary to the book, too.
After reading the books, I wasn't sure why Janette Oke (spell that right?) is so popular other than her plot outlines were really good. I also wasn't sure about everything with Tom and the Indian girl. But... after thinking it through and talking to my mom, she said that most of it was probably my own personal preference. I read a lot about the Oregon trail for a book that I was writing, and I never ran into anything about loving an Indian or leaving your wife alone during her pregnancy... but of course the Oregon trail is different!
Anyhow... I'm not sure if I was very clear, but those were the things that were going through my mind! And the movies weren't historically accurate, either! I was really mad... Marty's bra straps kept showing, and HELLO! they didn't have bras back then! And as you mentioned, her short hair, etc etc.
I need to go eat lunch. Have a great afternoon and drop by again soon!
Emily
P.S. I decided to stay on HSB and just do duplicate posts on both xanga and HSB.

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Posted by Georgetta

I think you did great on that blog.

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Posted by intothewardrobe

Hello,

This is Narniagirl. I created a blog about Narnia that I think you may be interested in. It's not much yet, but I'd like you to check it out anyway and tell me what you think.

May I add you to my friends list?

~intothewardrobe/Narniagirl

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Posted by rjdjohn316

Hello Rose-
I thought your post was very well-written. C.S. Lewis is one of my favourite authors and, and my whole family enjoys reading his children's books. Very nice topic for a post!

RYC:
Thank you for your encouraging words about my post. I like the one about the seeds. I think it’s very true about our own lives.

I hope you have a lovely day as well!

And, I will be trying to get over to Rosebuds. I thought that was such a cute idea for baby things. When will you start doing stuff on it?

Well, come by again, and read my last post. I just posted it!
Love,
Rachel

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Posted by rjdjohn316

Hello Rose-
You’re welcome for the comment. I know a comment left is a comment earned.

I thought the post was great. C.S. Lewis is one of my favourite authors of all time. I love his books. I have only read the Chronicles of Narnia though. I am hoping to see if the library has any more of his books to read. I want to start collecting my favourite books, and his are on there!

Thank you for voting for me! It means a lot!
Have a lovely day!
Love,
Rachel

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Posted by Moonflower

Nice post,I love reading Chronicles of Narnia!I don't know much about the arthur himself but I love the books.
~Hannah

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Posted by vintagegirl

I am 15 now. I said it in a strange way, so I can see where it would be confusing. In my mind I had the idea of when you turn one, you've completed your 1st year of life. :)

I started Out of the Silent Planet the day before yesterday. I haven't gotten to spend as much time on it as I'd hoped. (*Caution* there are a couple of foul-mouthed men in the first few chapters).

Sorry about the apron, I haven't worked on it since my birthday. :( I probably won't post the giveaway until after Christmas, since it is quite a busy time. If you want to see the material, it is in the background of amibrain(username)'s blog. She really liked it so I put it in the background at a low opacity. :)

I hope you have a Merry Christmas!

Emily Rose
Isaiah 9:6-7

Edited by vintagegirl on Monday, December 24, 2007 at 2:39 PM

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Posted by rosewild

Hi, how's it going? I'm doing good. I was wondering if you know how to change passwords here on HSB? I can't figure it out. GRRRR....
Also, I wanted to know if you'd like to join a book club that I'm trying to get started? It's here: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/InklingsBookClub

Well, I'll be back later!
Emily Rose

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Posted by crochetcrazy

What a lovely blog you have here! That was a very nice post! I think that was a great post, wonderful biography.

~Renee
Romans 5:8

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Posted by vintagegirl

I have a tag for you to pick up at my blog. Please visit for details. :)

I hope you have a Merry Christmas!

May God Bless,
Emily Rose
Isaiah 9:6-7

Edited by vintagegirl on Monday, December 24, 2007 at 2:40 PM

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Posted by BrielleCostumes

Hi Rosie Posie,

So I think you need to post....what do you think??
Plus I know how much you like to have people tell you that...hehehhe., but I can get away with it because well...we are pretty much sisters. :)

Talk to you later... I'm working on getting a ton of posts ready to go for the new year...that way I can just post them really fast...ya know?

Love you,
Brielle

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