Written immediately following C. S. Lewis' time on the battlefield of WWI Europe "Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics" is a collection of poems in which the young author deals with the post-traumatic experience of war and the challenge to his Christian faith that it engendered. "Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics" is a classic early work by the esteemed author of "The Chronicles of Narnia" series.