Screwtape Proposes a Toast

The only official sequel, penned by Lewis himself, to the ever-popular 'Screwtape Letters' - published alongside other short essays.
One of the most popular books ever to come from the pen of C.S. Lewis was written in the name of Screwtape, a senior devil, experienced in the art of luring his 'patients' on earth to their own damnation in service of 'our father below' - and training others to do the same.
Screwtape's correspondence with his nephew, an apprentice devil, came into Lewis's hands, he said, by a route he would not disclose, and many a reader has finished the collection longing for more of the insights they gained from its wisdom.
Much to Lewis's resistance, this after-dinner speech, given by Screwtape to a graduating class of demons at a college in hell, came to light a few years after the publication of the original letters. Now 75 years later, the speech is reproduced in full once more, along with a short collection of Lewis's other lesser-known, but perennial works.
Many people will have forgotten about the only official 'sequel' that exists to Screwtape; the 75th anniversary of Screwtape's publication is the perfect opportunity to bring this back.

About the author

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) 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 when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement.

Summary

The only official sequel, penned by Lewis himself, to the ever-popular ‘Screwtape Letters’ – published alongside other short essays.

Report

'I find I am constantly realising that I owe many of my most basic convictions about Christian faith to Lewis's imagination.'
Rowan Williams

Product details

• Authors: C S Lewis, C. S. Lewis
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 13.07.2017
• EAN: 9780008192532
• ISBN: 978-0-00-819253-2
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 8 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Prose: non-fiction, RELIGION / Christianity / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Christianity, Personal Christian testimony & popular inspirational works, Biography and non-fiction prose, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works, RELIGION / Christian Living / Inspirational