A question often asked on internet forums usually goes something like this:
I love C.S. Lewis! Who else should I read?
An Experiment In Criticism
Well, fortunately for such a person, C.S. Lewis provided a lot of help! Not only did he cite other works throughout his own books, he provided a copious number in An Experiment In Criticism.
The Christian Century
If that list is a little intimidating, then Lewis has a shorter list for you! In 1962, The Christian Century asked him the following question:
“What books did most to shape your vocational attitude and your philosophy of life?”
Lewis’ response was published in the June 6, 1962 issue. Here were the books he selected:
- Phantastes by George MacDonald
- The Everlasting Man by G. K. Chesterton.
- The Aeneid by Virgil
- The Temple by George Herbert
- The Prelude by William Wordsworth
- The Idea of the Holy by Rudolf Otto
- The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
- Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell
- Descent into Hell by Charles Williams
- Theism and Humanism by Arthur James Balfour
Fortunately, many of these books are either in the public domain or can be purchased very cheaply.
