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An OK collection for fans on a budget, Sep 13 2001
In science fiction, Lewis is best known for his space trilogy ("Out of the Silent Planet", "Perelandra", and "That Hideous Strength"), and in fantasy, for his seven-volume "Narnia Chronicles" series. Less known is that Lewis also wrote a few genre short stories and was the author of a number of short works about the genre. Those stories and short works are the subject of this collection.These works, like the rest of Lewis's shorter works, have been collected and published in book form multiple times. Trying to determine what works are in what collections is, for that reason, difficult, and to complicate matters more, some works appear have appeared under more than one title. To aid readers, in this review I've listed the works in this collection, with notes indicating other collections they have appeared in. Where a work has appeared under more than one title, I give both titles separated by a slash. Table of Contents: (Essays) "On Stories" / "The Kappa Element in Romance" (1), (3) "On Three Ways of Writing for Children" (1), (3) "Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What's to be Said" (1), (3) "On Juvenile Tastes" (1), (3) "It All Began with a Picture ..." (1), (3) "On Criticism" (1), (3) "On Science Fiction" (1), (3) "A Reply to Professor Haldane" (1) "Unreal Estates" / "The establishment must die and rot ..." (1), (3) (Stories) "The Shoddy Lands" (2), (3) "Ministering Angels" (2), (3) "Forms of Things Unknown" (2), (3), (4) "After Ten Years" (an unfinished novel) (2), (3) Notes: (1) also published in "On Stories, and Other Essays" (2) also published in "The Dark Tower and Other Stories" (3) also published in "Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces" (4) Lewis's authorship of this is disputed. Recommendations: In general, to anyone interested in Lewis's shorter works, my best advice is to get "Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces", which, as of the time of this writing, is available from Amazon UK but not Amazon US. That collection consists of about 130 short works by Lewis. The works in that collection are mostly Christian, but it also includes almost everything in "On Stories, and Other Essays", and "The Dark Tower and Other Stories" (which in turn contain everything in this collection). If you are interested in Lewis's science fiction and fantasy, and your budget or enthusiasm does not run to "Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces", then my second-best advice is to get "On Stories, and Other Essays" plus "The Dark Tower and Other Stories". (If you don't want essays about the genre, and only the stories themselves, then you can skip "On Stories, and Other Essays"). If you get both of those books, don't buy this one - you'll be wasting your money. If your budget or interest doesn't stretch to cover both of the afore-mentioned books, then my third-best advice is to buy this book. Those whose interest in Lewis' work as a literary critic and whose taste is not limited to science fiction and fantasy may also want to consider the following additional two collections (neither has been included in "Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces"): "Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature" "Selected Literary Essays" (out of print)
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