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Surprised by Joy

The Shape of My Early Life

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An edition of Surprised by Joy (1955)

Surprised by Joy

The Shape of My Early Life

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  • ★★★ 3.33 ·
  • 9 Ratings
  • 63 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 14 Have read

Autobiography of the English theologian, novelist, and scholar, concerning his early years. The author's spiritual journey from Chrisitanity to atheism and then back to Christianity.

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Harvest Books
Language
English
Pages
252

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Subjects
Biography, Anglican converts, English Authors, Converts, Christian biography, Childhood and youth, Social life and customs, Criticism and interpretation, Correspondence, Authors, Manners and customs, Methods, Personal narratives, Family Therapy, Lewis, c. s. (clive staples), 1898-1963, Authors, biography, Love, Christianity, Large type books, Love, religious aspects, christianity
People
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
Places
England
Times
20th century

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Surprised By Joy (The C.)
May 5, 1998, Fount/harpercollins
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Surprised by joy: the shape of my early life
1995, Harcourt Brace
in English - [Rev. ed.].
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Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
March 23, 1966, Harvest Books
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Surprised by joy: the shape of my early life
1959, Collins, Fontana
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Surprised by joy: the shape of my early life.
1956, Harcourt, Bruce
in English - [1st American ed.]

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First Sentence

"I WAS BORN in the winter of 1898 at Belfast, the son of a solicitor and of a clergyman's daughter."

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OL7366222M
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surprisedbyjoysh00lewi_189
ISBN 10
0156870118
ISBN 13
9780156870115
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4562
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651119

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I WAS BORN in the winter of 1898 at Belfast, the son of a solicitor and of a clergyman's daughter.
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