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'''The Screwtape Letters''' (1942) is a novel by [[C.S. Lewis]] which contains 31 letters from an old demon called Screwtape to his nephew, junior tempter Wormwood.  In the letters, Screwtape gives Wormwood advice as how to tempt his "patient" and keep him from following God's persuasion.  Wormwood fails to bring suitable results.  The patient becomes a Christian, has a revival, and dies in a bomb explosion and goes to heaven.  He does not succumb to Wormwood's temptation. It is dedicated to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], his friend and fellow novelist.  <ref> [[The Screwtape Letters]] by C.S.Lewis, C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd., 1996. </ref>   
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'''The Screwtape Letters''' (1942) is a novel by [[C.S. Lewis]] which contains 31 letters from a senior demon called Screwtape to a junior tempter called Wormwood.  In the letters, Screwtape gives Wormwood advice as how to tempt his "patient" and keep him from following God's persuasion.  Wormwood fails to bring suitable results.  The patient becomes a Christian, has a revival, and dies in a bomb explosion and goes to heaven.   
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The book is a marvel of perception about human nature and Christian ethics.  
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It is dedicated to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], his friend and fellow novelist.  <ref> [[The Screwtape Letters]] by C.S.Lewis, C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd., 1996. </ref>   
 
In some versions of this book, at the end, there is an addendum called '''Screwtape proposes a toast'''.  In it, Screwtape gives advice to some graduating devils on the state of the battle against "the Enemy"(God).  He proposes a toast to "Principal Slubglob and the College!"<ref> [[The Screwtape Letters]] by C.S. Lewis, C.S.Lewis Pte. Ltd., 1996. </ref>
 
In some versions of this book, at the end, there is an addendum called '''Screwtape proposes a toast'''.  In it, Screwtape gives advice to some graduating devils on the state of the battle against "the Enemy"(God).  He proposes a toast to "Principal Slubglob and the College!"<ref> [[The Screwtape Letters]] by C.S. Lewis, C.S.Lewis Pte. Ltd., 1996. </ref>
  
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