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Perelandra
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Perelandra Hardcover - 1968

by C. S. Lewis


About this book

Perelandra, the second novel in Lewis's science fiction trilogy, tells of Dr. Ransom's voyage to the paradise planet of Perelandra, or Venus, which turns out to be a beautiful Eden-like world. He is horrified to find that his old enemy, Dr. Weston, has also arrived and is putting him in grave peril once more. As the mad Weston's body is taken over by the forces of evil, Ransom engages in a desperate struggle to save the innocence of Perelandra! -C.S. Lewis Official Website. 


First line

AS I LEFT the railway station at Worchester and set out on the three-mile walk to Ransom's cottage, I reflected that no one on that platform could possibly guess the truth about the man I was going to visit.

First Edition Identification

John Lane the Bodley Head published the First Printing, First Edition hardcover in London, 1943.  


The Macmillan Company published the First US Edition hardcover in New York, 1944.


Scribner published a First Edition paperback in New York, 2003. 


Details

  • Title Perelandra
  • Author C. S. Lewis
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Later Printing U
  • Pages 222
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scribner Book Company, NY
  • Date September 1, 1968
  • ISBN 9780025708402 / 0025708406
  • Weight 150 lbs (68.04 kg)
  • Reading level 1020
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC