Surprised by Joy

This article is about a book by C. S. Lewis. For the 19th-century poem that inspired the book's title, see William Wordsworth.

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
First edition (UK)
AuthorC. S. Lewis
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherGeoffrey Bles (UK)
Harcourt Brace (US)
Publication date
1955
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePaperback
Pages252
OCLC28289338

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life is a partial autobiography published by C. S. Lewis in 1955. The work describes Lewis's life from very early childhood (born 1898) until his conversion to Christianity in 1931, but does not go beyond that date.[1]

The title comes from William Wordsworth's poem "Surprised by Joy".

  1. ^ "An Outline of the Life of C. S. Lewis". Into the Wardrobe – a C. S. Lewis website. Retrieved 31 May 2018.