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|  | | Still from a staged "Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S.Lewis |
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| | | | Name | CS Lewis | | Born | 1898 - 1963 | | Local link | C.S.Lewis was educated at University College, Oxford, where he gained a first class degree. In 1925 he became a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford where he taught for for 29 years. His favourite locations include his favourite pub, The Eagle and Child, Magdalen College and The Kilns at Lewis Close, Headington - the house in which he wrote the magical Chronicles of Narnia between 1948 and 1956. | | Achievements | The most popular of C S LewisΒ series of seven chronicles is The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Despite criticism from friends and colleagues about his decision to write for children, these are the books for which he is best loved and remembered. | | Additional facts | CS Lewis enjoyed a quiet life during his years in Oxford, meeting a group of friends dubbed 'the Inklings' weekly in his local pub. Among them was JRR Tolkien. |
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