The Screwtape Letters
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'''''The Screwtape Letters''''' is a novel written by [[C.S. Lewis]]. The story takes the form of a series of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew, a junior tempter named Wormwood, so as to advise him on methods of securing the damnation of a British man, known only as "the Patient". | '''''The Screwtape Letters''''' is a novel written by [[C.S. Lewis]]. The story takes the form of a series of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew, a junior tempter named Wormwood, so as to advise him on methods of securing the damnation of a British man, known only as "the Patient". | ||
| − | Lewis dedicated ''The Screwtape Letters'' to his friend [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | + | Lewis dedicated ''The Screwtape Letters'' to his friend [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Beneath the printed dedication, Lewis added in Tolkien's personal copy: "In token payment of a great debt".<ref>{{HM|Inklings}}, p. 174</ref> |
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| Author | C.S. Lewis |
| Publisher | Geoffrey Bles |
| Released | February 1942 (book)[note 1] |
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| Pages | 175 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-065293-7 |
The Screwtape Letters is a novel written by C.S. Lewis. The story takes the form of a series of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew, a junior tempter named Wormwood, so as to advise him on methods of securing the damnation of a British man, known only as "the Patient".
Lewis dedicated The Screwtape Letters to his friend J.R.R. Tolkien. Beneath the printed dedication, Lewis added in Tolkien's personal copy: "In token payment of a great debt".[1]
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Notes
- ↑ The story first appeared in London's Guardian newspaper during the World War II. Cf. Lancelyn Green, Roger and Hooper, Walter (2002), C.S. Lewis: A Biography, p. 237 (HarperCollins, London).
[edit] References
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, The Inklings, p. 174