C. S. Lewis - Aila (Year 4 )

C.S Lewis

C.S Lewis was a famous author for so many books. He wrote lots of fiction books.

When was C.S Lewis born and where?

C.S Lewis was born on 29^th November 1898. He was born in Northern Ireland. Even though when he was older he moved places.

Family

Warnie (his brother) was born three years before Lewis. When Jack (C.S Lewis) was 10 his mum died from cancer and his dad died later on. In 1956, he married an America writer Joy Davidman. Four years later she died of cancer at the age of 45.

C.S Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien

Lewis and fellow novelist J.R.R Tolkien were close friends. Both authors served on the English faculty at Oxford University and both were active in the informal Oxford Literary group known as the ‘Inklings’. According to his memoir ‘Surprised by Joy’, Lewis had been baptised in the church of Ireland (part of the Anglican communion at birth).

Narnia

His most famous stories are for children, about the fantasy world of Narnia. Lewis wrote serious books for adults too, about literature and religion, and science fiction stories. Many children enjoy reading The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. There are six more books in the chronicles of Narnia series.

By Aila

Year 4

Barnham Broom