Spirits in Bondage: a cycle of lyrics j By C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)

Spirits in Bondage is C. S. Lewis's first book and the first of his works to be available in the public domain. It was released in 1919 under the pseudonym of Clive Hamilton and was written in a period of darker thought for C. S. Lewis than was later evidenced in his Christian apologist writings.

The darkness of the verse is most evident in Part One (The Prison House), begins to change in the short transitional Part Two (Hesitation) and attains a more hopeful tone in the final Part Three (Escape). Yet a dreamy effect, influenced by Celtic and Druid mythology, persists throughout.

Spirits in Bondage consists of forty poems that provide an intriguing insight into the youthful heart of C.S. Lewis and occasionally provides interesting lyrical foreshadowing of some of the landscapes portrayed in his famous Chronicles ofNarnia series. (Summary by Robert Garrison)

"C

Cm O

73

£ Read by Robert Garrison. OX G*

q This recording is in the public domain and may be reproduced, distributed, or modified without PQ permission. For more information or to volunteer, visit librivox.org.

Cover picture by Vincent Van Gogh (1890). Copyright expired in U.S., Canada, EU. and all countries with author's life +70 yrs laws. Cover design by Janette Brown. This design is in the public domain.

"5< Xil