One of the most prolific writers of the 20th Century – Clive Staples Lewis is most famous for his Chronicles of Narnia series – but that’s just the start.
With over 30 published works and countless more – there’s a lot of text to work through. That said, if you’re looking to do the impossible, here are the 7 Best C.S. Lewis Books to start with.
The 7 Best C.S. Lewis Books To Start Reading
Start with these 7 books – broken down by type of book you’re looking for.
The Chronicles of Narnia – Fiction
The Great Divorce – On Doing Hard Things
The Abolition of Man
Till We Have Faces – Mythic
The Screwtape Letters
Surprised by Joy – Biography
Mere Christianity – Religion
The Full Bibliography of C.S. Lewis in (Chronological Order)
Here’s the full list of C.S. Lewi’s books in chronological order with accompanying publishing years..
- The Pilgrim’s Regress – 1933
- The Screwtape Letters – 1942
- The Great Divorce – 1945
The Space Trilogy by C.S Lewis
Lewi’s first fictional trilogy – with quite a gap between all of the books – but they’re listed together here.
- Out of the Silent Planet – 1938
- Perelandra– 1943
- That Hideous Strength – 1946
The Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis
Probably his most famous series, Lewis published 7 books in 6 years.
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe– 1950
- Prince Caspian – 1951
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader -1952
- The Silver Chair – 1953
- The Horse and His Boy – 1954
- The Magician’s Nephew – 1955
- The Last Battle – 1956
- Till We Have Faces – 1956
- Ministering Angels – 1958
- Screwtape Proposes a Toast – 1961
- Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer – 1964 (Amazon.com)
- The Dark Tower – 1977
- Boxen – 1985
- The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition – 1936
- Rehabilitations and Other Essays – 1939
- The Personal Heresy: A Controversy (with E. M. W. Tillyard) – 1939
- The Problem of Pain – 1940
- A Preface to Paradise Lost – 1942
- The Abolition of Man – 1943
- Miracles – 1947
- Arthurian Torso – 1948
- Mere Christianity – 1952
- Major British Writers, Volume I – 1954
- English Literature in the Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama – 1954
- Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life – 1955
- Reflections on the Psalms – 1958
- The Four Loves – 1960
- Studies in Words – 1960
- The World’s Last Night and Other Essays – 1960
- An Experiment in Criticism – 1961
- A Grief Observed – 1961
- They Asked for a Paper: Papers and Addresses – 1962
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