Sleuthing C. S. Lewis More Light in the Shadowlands

"If you pretend to be a serious Lewis scholar, you have to have this book, because it is certainly not going to go away. I think what's been done to C. S. Lewis is unconscionable."--Algis Budrys, Editor of Tomorrow: Speculative Fiction Magazine "An extraordinary book... Her thesis is that C. S. Lewis' posthumous books are at least partly forged... I--& millions of others--would like to know if there is indeed a 'Lewisgate' scandal..."--Arthur C. Clarke, in his acceptance speech for his Honorary Doctorate at the University of Liverpool. "With meticulous detail, painstaking research, & flashes of humor, she reveals a pattern of misinformation, subtle compromise, incestuous management, & outright perfidy in the posthumous legacy of Lewis publishing. I stand in awe of her achievement."--Bob Darden, editor of The Door & assistant professor at Baylor University. Sleuthing C. S. Lewis is the latest installment in the story of the most bizarre literary & religious scandal of the late 20th century. Within a few months of C. S. Lewis's death in 1963, certain facts about his life were already being fictionalized & his literary leavings were being contaminated with fakery. This was the beginning of one of the most audacious literary hoaxes on record, & it's still going on today. Year after year, the fraud has been promoted by public relations & protected by a shroud of secrecy. Year after year, Lindskoog has explored the fraud farther. The result is a gripping tale with an amazing cast of characters & new developments every year. This is scholarship packed with human interest & suspense. Reading this book is not only an excursion into preposterous realms of forgery, imposture, & cover-up, but also an insightful excursion into little-known aspects of C. S. Lewis's life. It offers rare glimpses of Lewis from his teens to his final day, & it uncovers important facts about his beloved brother Warren. This is a gripping tale of literary detective work, with an amazing cast of characters & up-to-the-moment developments. It is packed with human interest & suspense. The content is complex, but the writing is colorful, clear, & concise. Although the content is scandalous, the book is full of goodwill & laced with wit. Lindskoog shows how exciting & influential good scholarship can be.Lindskoog, Kathryn is the author of 'Sleuthing C. S. Lewis More Light in the Shadowlands', published 2001 under ISBN 9780865547308 and ISBN 0865547300.