When might a book club or small group select a collection of short works to read?  When you wish to sample Lewis on a variety of topics. Or perhaps during a period of high absenteeism such as the summer vacation season. With a collection such as this (or The Weight of Glory also available at this website), you don’t have to worry about continuity. Each chapter stands alone. 

 

These essays were published between 1952 and 1959, originally in various periodicals ranging from The Atlantic Monthly to The Sewanee Review to The Saturday Evening Post.

 

 Free to pick and choose from the buffet.