On Stories

The theme of this collection is the excellence of the Story, especially the kind of story dear to Lewis-fantasy and science fiction, which he fostered in an age dominated by realistic fiction. On Stories is a companion volume to Lewis's collected shorter fiction, The Dark Tower and Other Stories. Edited and with a Preface by Walter Hooper.

C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) gained international renown for an impressive array of beloved works both popular and scholarly: literary criticism, children's literature, fantasy literature, and numerous books on theology. Among his most celebrated achievements are Out of the Silent Planet, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, The Four Loves, and Surprised by Joy.

Preface	p. ix
On Stories	p. 3
The Novels of Charles Williams	p. 21
A Tribute to E. R. Eddison	p. 29
On Three Ways of Writing for Children	p. 31
Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What's to Be Said	p. 45
On Juvenile Tastes	p. 49
It All Began with a Picture ...	p. 53
On Science Fiction	p. 55
A Reply to Professor Haldane	p. 69
The Hobbit	p. 81
Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings	p. 83
A Panegyric for Dorothy L. Sayers	p. 91
The Mythopoeic Gift of Rider Haggard	p. 97
George Orwell	p. 101
The Death of Words	p. 105
The Parthenon and the Optative	p. 109
Period Criticism	p. 113
Different Tastes in Literature	p. 119
On Criticism	p. 127
Unreal Estates	p. 143
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