Inkling, Historian, Soldier, and Brother: A Life of Warren Hamilton Lewis (SIGNED, FIRST EDITION.)

Don W. King

ISBN 10: 1606354507 / ISBN 13: 9781606354506

Published by The Kent State University Press, 2023

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SIGNED. NEW. FIRST EDITION, 2023. Winner of the 2023 Bronze Award for History (World) by the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Signed by the author on the title page. This book is a nice hardcover edition published by Kent State University Press. Illustrated with glossy photo inserts at the middle in black and white. Frontispiece is a black and white photograph of Warren Lewis sitting in a chair with pipe at the Kilns, circa 1970. Contains a chronology, epilogue, appendix, notes and a bibliography. Indexed. xxiv, 264 pp. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Detailing the life of Warren Hamilton Lewis, author Don W. King gives us new insights into the life and mind of Warren's famous brother, C. S. Lewis, and also demonstrates how Warren's experiences provide an illuminating window into the events, personalities, and culture of 20th-century England. Drawing from Warren Lewis's unpublished diaries, his letters, the memoir he wrote about his family, and other primary materials, this biography is an engaging story of a fascinating life, period of history, and of the warm and loving relationship between Warren and his brother, which lasted through their lives. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Don W. King is one of the world's leading C. S. Lewis scholars and he is known for his extraordinary research. This book is about his brother Warren, who lived with him most of his life. Warren was possibly C. S. Lewis' best friend. Don W. King is Faculty Fellow and professor of English at Montreat College. He is also the author of "Plain to the Inward Eye: Selected Essays on C. S. Lewis"; "Yet One More Spring: A Critical Study of Joy Davidman"; "Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman"; and the editor of "The Collected Poems of C. S. Lewis"; and "A Naked Tree: Love Sonnets to C. S. Lewis and Other Poems". Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inkling, Historian, Soldier, and Brother: A Life of Warren Hamilton Lewis (SIGNED, FIRST EDITION.)
• Publisher: The Kent State University Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606354507
• ISBN 13: 9781606354506
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Signed, First Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Inklings

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Synopsis

The first full biography of Warren Lewis, brother and secretary of C. S. Lewis

Detailing the life of Warren Hamilton Lewis, author Don W. King gives us new insights into the life and mind of Warren's famous brother, C. S. Lewis, and also demonstrates how Warren's experiences provide an illuminating window into the events, personalities, and culture of 20th-century England. Inkling, Historian, Soldier, and Brother will appeal to those interested in C. S. Lewis and British social and cultural history.

As a career soldier, Warren served in France during the nightmare of World War I and was later posted to Sierra Leone and Shanghai. On his retirement from the army, he became an active member of the household at the Kilns, the residence outside Oxford that he co-owned with his brother and Mrs. Janie Moore, and he played an important role in the relationship between his brother and Joy Davidman, the woman who became C. S. Lewis's wife. A talented writer and accomplished amateur historian, Warren also researched and wrote seven books on 17th-century French history.

Inkling, Historian, Soldier, and Brother examines Warren Lewis's role as an original member of the Oxford Inklings―that now famous group of novelists, thinkers, clergy, poets, essayists, medical men, scholars, and friends who met regularly to drink beer; discuss books, ideas, history, and writers; and share pieces of their own writing for feedback from the group.

Drawing from Warren Lewis's unpublished diaries, his letters, the memoir he wrote about his family, and other primary materials, this biography is an engaging story of a fascinating life, period of history, and of the warm and loving relationship between Warren and his brother, which lasted throughout their lives.

About the Author

Don W. King is Faculty Fellow and professor of English at Montreat College. On multiple occasions he has led Lewis seminars at the Kilns―Lewis's home in Oxford. He is the author of C. S. Lewis, Poet: The Legacy of His Poetic Impulse,The Collected Poems of C. S. Lewis: A Critical Edition, and Plain to the Inward Eye: Selected Essays on C. S. Lewis. He has also written extensively on the important women in Lewis's life, including Hunting the Unicorn: A Critical Biography of Ruth Pitter and Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman. He previously served as editor of the Christian Scholar's Review.