Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life is a partial autobiography published by C. S. Lewis in 1955. The work describes Lewis's life from very early childhood until his conversion to Christianity
Clive Staples Lewis was a British author, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford, and Magdalene College, Cambri
Surprised by Joy
…Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life is a partial autobiography published by C. S. Lewis in 1955. The work describes Lewis's life from very early childhood (born 1898) until his conversion to Christianity in 1931, but does not go beyond…
Lewis, c. 1957
Little Lea, home of the Lewis family from 1905 to 1930
Plaque on a park-bench in Bangor, County Down
The undergraduates of University College, Trinity term 1917. Lewis stands on the right-hand side of the back row.