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The Lost : a Search for Six of Six Million by Daniel Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam Mendelsohn is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Lost : a Search for Six of Six Million about?

From Publishers WeeklyJust in time for the major motion picture Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, from Disney, comes this biography of the man who dreamed up the land and tales of Narnia. Jacobs, a Wheaton College literature professor, does so not in typical chronological style, but according to themes important in Lewis's life. So, in the chapter entitled "red beef and strong beer" (a Lewis quote about what was satisfying and nourishing to him), we encounter the strong male mentors from his young adult years. Jacobs is obviously taken with early 20th-century English literature and history, and it shows in his writing, which is accessible and unobtrusively documented. However, the thematic organization could leave some readers a tad confused as he skips back and forth in time. Also, to fully appreciate this book, one needs to have read not just the Narnia series but Lewis's writings on Christian apologetics, as Jacobs is intent on making connections between the two genres. Amidst a sea of entry-level Lewis portraits being published this fall, this more substantive book is for hard-core Lewis lovers eager to soak up historical minutiae and savor salient Lew

Who reads The Lost : a Search for Six of Six Million?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Daniel Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam Mendelsohn
Publisher
Fourth Estate,
Published
2006
Language
EN
ISBN
9780732285302
Category
history
Subjects
History, Biography, Memoir
Rating
4.07 / 5 (399 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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