Surprised by Joy (1955) (edit title/settings)

X-Ray contributed characters to Surprised by Joy 7 days ago. (What's this?)

• Edited a character: ArthurArthur Barton: Neighborhood kid Lewis finally befriends.
• Added a character: Arnold
• Added a character: Herodotus
• Added a character: William Morris
• Added a character: Tennyson
• Added a character: Owen Barfield
• Added a character: Bergson
• Added a character: Lizzie Endicott
• Added a character: Belsen
• Added a character: Mr. Campbell
• Added a character: Fribble
• Added a character: Goethe
• Added a character: Yeats
• Added a character: Wagner
• Added a character: Mountbracken
• Added a character: Smewgy
• Added a character: Boxen
• Added a character: Milton
• Added a character: Fie
• Added a character: Scott
• Added a character: Odin
• Added a character: Chesterton
• Added a character: Nevill Coghill
• Added a character: Mr. Kirkpatrick
• Added a character: Pogo
• Added a character: Cousin Quartus
• Added a character: Mrs. Kirkpatrick
• Added a character: Shelley
• Added a character: Dr. Johnson
• Added a character: Plato
• Added a character: Dom Bede Griffiths
• Added a character: Thor
• Added a character: Grandfather Lewis
• Added a character: Grandmother Hamilton
• Added a character: Shakespeare
• Added a character: Arthur Rackham
• Added a character: Walt Disney
• Added a character: Joe
• Added a character: Wallie
• Added a character: George MacDonald
• Added a character: Wordsworth
• Added a character: Collins
• Added a character: Ben Hur
• Added a character: Keats
• Added a character: Tim

Melanie L edited the characters of Surprised by Joy Saturday, January 19, 2013.

• Edited the description of Tubbs: HeadmastHeadmaster of Chartres. Clever and patient teacher.

Melanie L edited the characters of Surprised by Joy Saturday, January 19, 2013.

• Added a character: Arthur: Neighborhood kid Lewis finally befriends.
• marked the description of Arthur as not a spoiler

Melanie L edited the characters of Surprised by Joy Monday, January 14, 2013.

• Added a character: Oldie: Headmaster and proprietor of Lewis' first bording school
• marked the description of Oldie as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Tubbs: Headmast of Chartres. Clever and patient teacher.
• marked the description of Tubbs as not a spoiler

Michael edited the characters of Surprised by Joy Wednesday, April 7, 2010.

• Removed a character: Shaw
• Removed a character: Smewgy
• Removed a character: Barfield
• Removed a character: Wagner
• Removed a character: Arthur
• Removed a character: Bookham
• Removed a character: Milton
• Removed a character: Johnson
• Removed a character: Lewis
• Removed a character: Morris
• Removed a character: Chesterton
• Removed a character: Kirk
• Removed a character: Fribble
• Removed a character: Coll

Shelfari edited the characters of Surprised by Joy Tuesday, April 6, 2010.

• Added a character: Kirk
• Added a character: Coll
• Added a character: Arthur
• Added a character: Barfield
• Added a character: Chesterton
• Added a character: Johnson
• Added a character: Smewgy
• Added a character: Fribble
• Added a character: Wagner
• Added a character: Lewis
• Added a character: Milton
• Added a character: Bookham
• Added a character: Shaw
• Added a character: Morris

inklingite edited the characters of Surprised by Joy Tuesday, March 30, 2010.

• Edited the description of The Great Knock: Professor Kirkpatrick was Lewis' tutor for what amounted to his junior/senior years in high school. A Scott and aan empiricist, he taught Lewis to read and write Latin and Greek, but more importantly taught him to understand the importance of words, the singular meaning that language must have in order to be comprehensible. This was a lesson that, though misleading in Jack's spiritual progression, proved invaluable for his mental acuity and discipline, and ultimately allowed him the precision and flexibility to conceive and write his great spiritual works that remain popular and relevant to this day.

inklingite edited the characters of Surprised by Joy Tuesday, March 30, 2010.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added a character: Jack: Jack is C. S. Lewis' nickname, and since this book is a spiritual autobiography with some philosophical underpinnings, the main character in the story necessarily must be Lewis himself.
• marked the description of Jack as not a spoiler
• Added a character: The Great Knock: Professor Kirkpatrick was Lewis' tutor for what amounted to his junior/senior years in high school. A Scott and a empiricist, he taught Lewis to read and write Latin and Greek, but more importantly taught him to understand the importance of words, the singular meaning that language must have in order to be comprehensible. This was a lesson that, though misleading in Jack's spiritual progression, proved invaluable for his mental acuity and discipline, and ultimately allowed him the precision and flexibility to conceive and write his great spiritual works that remain popular and relevant to this day.
• Added the spoiler-free description of The Great Knock: The Great Knock was Lewis' name for his tutor Professor Kirkpatrick.
• marked the description of The Great Knock as a spoiler