The Screwtape Letters

5W C. S. Lewis. Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press, 1942. Third Printing.

Notes

C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters (1942) is a satirical and deeply imaginative work of Christian fiction that presents spiritual lessons through the correspondence of two demons. The story is told as a series of letters from Screwtape, a senior demon, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior tempter assigned to corrupt a human referred to as “the Patient.” Through Screwtape’s advice, Lewis explores human weaknesses, the subtleties of temptation, and the moral challenges of everyday life, often turning conventional religious teaching on its head by presenting it from the devil’s perspective. The work combines humor, psychological insight, and theological reflection, making it both entertaining and instructive, and has become a classic for its inventive approach to discussing virtue, vice, and the struggle between good and evil.

Description 

Black canvas binding with paper onlay to spine with title and author. Pencil marking on page 15. Blue ink signature on preliminary flyleaf. 3 to 4 inch cut to lower spine. Fading to title on spine. Corners bumped and rubbing to extremities. Good condition.