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C.S. Lewis


Born
in Belfast, Ireland
November 29, 1898

Died
November 22, 1963

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Clive Staples Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954. He was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the
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Average rating: 4.18 · 8,808,395 ratings · 271,576 reviews · 1,113 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Lion, the Witch and the...

4.24 avg rating — 3,188,722 ratings — published 1950 — 1286 editions
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The Chronicles of Narnia (T...

4.28 avg rating — 715,520 ratings — published 1956 — 720 editions
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The Magician’s Nephew (Chro...

4.06 avg rating — 617,666 ratings — published 1955 — 882 editions
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The Screwtape Letters (Scre...

4.27 avg rating — 536,433 ratings — published 1942 — 858 editions
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The Voyage of the Dawn Trea...

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4.09 avg rating — 513,945 ratings — published 1952 — 757 editions
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Mere Christianity

4.37 avg rating — 465,220 ratings — published 1952 — 44 editions
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Prince Caspian (Chronicles ...

3.98 avg rating — 492,443 ratings — published 1951 — 160 editions
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The Horse and His Boy (Chro...

3.91 avg rating — 398,748 ratings — published 1954 — 667 editions
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The Silver Chair (Chronicle...

3.96 avg rating — 336,008 ratings — published 1953 — 682 editions
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The Last Battle (Chronicles...

4.01 avg rating — 310,483 ratings — published 1956 — 641 editions
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The Magician’s Nephew The Lion, the Witch and the... The Horse and His Boy Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Last Battle
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The Screwtape Letters Screwtape Proposes A Toast
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4.27 avg rating — 536,829 ratings

Out of the Silent Planet Perelandra That Hideous Strength
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3.97 avg rating — 234,954 ratings

Letters of C. S. Lewis The Collected Letters of C.... The Collected Letters of C....
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4.33 avg rating — 1,148 ratings

C.S. Lewis on Grief C. S. Lewis on Joy C. S. Lewis on Love C. S. Lewis on Faith
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Quotes by C.S. Lewis  (?)
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“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
C.S. Lewis

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”
C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

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Who is your favorite child character in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis?

Lucy Pevensie
 
  586 votes, 43.0%

Edmund Pevensie
 
  283 votes, 20.8%

Susan Pevensie
 
  149 votes, 10.9%

Peter Pevensie
 
  146 votes, 10.7%

Eustace Clarence Scrubb
 
  83 votes, 6.1%

Digory Kirke
 
  47 votes, 3.4%

Jill Pole
 
  38 votes, 2.8%

Polly Plummer
 
  31 votes, 2.3%

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