NMLP P-003912 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

C.S. Lewis · Geoffrey Bles · 1955

The UK Geoffrey Bles printing of 1955 is the true first edition, with the US Harcourt, Brace edition following in 1956.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-003912 for "Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life" by C.S. Lewis (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-003912, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).