THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS By C. S. LEWIS Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford A new book by the author of "THE PROBLEM OF PAIN" one of the most widelyread and discussed works of recent years. GEOFFREY BLES : THE CENTENARY PRESS Seventh Edition THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS " In this witty and profound book Mr. Lewis has written the most vital restatement ofreligious truths produced in our time, and he has found a brilliantly original form in which to do it. At every point these letters reveal a pene trating understanding ofgood and evil, and I do not hesitate to compare Mr. Lewis's achievement with Pilgrim's Progress." -WoJ.TURNER in TheSpectator. "An excellent book, hard hitting, challenging, provoking. I have marked a dozen passages for quotation." - L. A.G. STRONGinTheObserver. "Mr. Lewis has written, from an angle altogether original and surprising, one of the wittiest, most penetrating and most in structive expositions of Christian teaching that has appeared for manyyears." -TheChurch Times. "It is quite impossible, within the limits of this review, to do anykind ofjusticetoabookwhich will most certainlybecome a great religious classic. It will be a rich mine ofsuggestion and enlighten mentfor many." -TheRecord. " As originalasitis brilliant." -The Universe. " The book is a perfect joy and should become aclassic." -The Manchester G1I4rdian. " Brilliantly successful." -TimesLiterarySupplement. 58. net THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS BY THE SAME AUTHOR THE PILGRIM'S REGRESS OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET THE PROBLEM OF PAIN THE SCREVVTAPE LETTERS by C. S. LEWIS FellowofMagdalen College,Oxford GEOFFREY BLES: THE CENTENARY PRESS 37 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, LONDON Reprintedwithsome alterations bykind permission of " TheGuardian" ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED, FEBRUARY1942 REPRINTED MARCH 1942 REPRINTED MARCH 1942 REPRINTED APRIL 1942 REPRINTED MAY 1942 REPRINTED JUNE 1942 REPRINTED AUGUST 1942 PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY UNWIN BROTHERS LIMITED WOKING TO J. R. R. TOLKIEN