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C. S. Lewis—A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet
Copyright © 2013 by Alister McGrath. All rights reserved.
Cover photograph copyright © Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images. All rights reserved.
Photograph of Lewis grave marker courtesy of Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry, Oxford. Used with permission.
Designed by Erik M. Peterson
Edited by Mark Norton and Jonathan Schindler
Published in association with the literary agency of Alive Communications, Inc., 7680 Goddard Street, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80920, www.alivecommunications.com.
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version.
ISBN 978-1-4143-8251-7 (Apple); ISBN 978-1-4143-8252-4 (ePub); ISBN 978-1-4143-8253-1 (Kindle)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McGrath, Alister, date.
C. S. Lewis—a life : eccentric genius, reluctant prophet / Alister McGrath.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4143-3935-1 (hc)
1. Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. 2. Authors, English—20th century—Biography. I. Title.
PR6023.E926Z7946 2013
823'.912—dc23
[B] 2012033140