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Boxen: The Imaginary World of the Young C.S. Lewis

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This book is one of just a few Lewis titles that have ended up out of print...until now! We now have a wonderful collection of stories written by a much younger C.S. Lewis. As a child he kept notebooks in which he wrote and illustrated stories that came from his young and extremely imaginative mind.

This book is presented in three sections: Animal-Land, Boxen, and Encyclopedia Boxoniana. Animal-Land is a collection of plays and short stories. By co-authoring with his brother as a child the second section contains four `novels.'

The third section includes a list of writings pertaining to Boxen, general history, chronology, and geography.

This is a rare treat to have the writings of a well-loved children's author republished and shared again.:)

excellent for the c.s. lewis lover interested in his more secondary works, such as this which he wrote as a child. very enjoyable

It is (thank God) no Narnia; but you get to see the genius behind the wardrobe. If you will, the genius in development. You will be shocked (I promise you) how clever those Lewis boys really were.

One of my favorite classes in college dealt with the literature of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. During the class, I wrote a paper on Lewis's early stories found in this book. I had to return the old edition to the library, but I am glad I can get my own copy now. It's a testament to Lewis and my old professor that I would want to buy my own copy of a book I used for research during my college days. I can't say that for my accounting class, etc.