Who was Clive Staples Lewis that we should be mindful of him?
” (2) The bulk of this short book is dedicated to the story in which many have fallen in love with the great lion, Aslan. The seventeen chapters of Lewis’ tale are grouped into 5 chapters in Dr. Edwards’s book. First, the story is narrated with attention drawn to the emotions of the characters and reader as it progresses. After the story as been explained some background information is offered on various subjects relevant to the material covered, such as “The Wardrobe,” “The Beavers,” and “Deep Magic.” At the end of the book are a series of study questions for each chapter and a suggested bibliography for going even further up and further in. The greatest strength of Bruce Edwards’s book is that he never lectures the reader. He is more of a guide, or a fellow reader, pointing things out as the story progresses. Rather than analyze isolated aspects of the story, he takes us into the story itself with witty and whimsical comments along the way. There are always things of which more could
