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CS Lewis to be honoured with Poets' Corner memorial CS Lewis to be honoured with Poets' Corner memorial
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Writer CS Lewis will be honoured with a memorial stone in Westminster Abbey later, 50 years after his death.Writer CS Lewis will be honoured with a memorial stone in Westminster Abbey later, 50 years after his death.
The stone will be placed in Poets' Corner, alongside renowned literary figures including Chaucer and Dickens.The stone will be placed in Poets' Corner, alongside renowned literary figures including Chaucer and Dickens.
A reading for the Belfast-born author will be made by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.A reading for the Belfast-born author will be made by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.
Lewis, born in 1898, is best known for the Chronicles of Narnia series, which has sold 100 million copies worldwide and been adapted for screen and stage.Lewis, born in 1898, is best known for the Chronicles of Narnia series, which has sold 100 million copies worldwide and been adapted for screen and stage.
His other work includes The Screwtape Letters and the Ransom Trilogy novels, but he was not known for poetry.His other work includes The Screwtape Letters and the Ransom Trilogy novels, but he was not known for poetry.
The writer was also a respected scholar and literary critic, while his book Mere Christianity was adapted from a series of BBC radio broadcasts, which sought to explain Christian teachings to a wider audience. The writer was also a respected Oxford scholar and literary critic, while his book Mere Christianity was adapted from a series of BBC radio broadcasts, which sought to explain Christian teachings to a wider audience.
A conference looking at the impact of Lewis's work has also been taking place at the abbey, while a festival celebrating his life and work has been held in his hometown of Belfast.A conference looking at the impact of Lewis's work has also been taking place at the abbey, while a festival celebrating his life and work has been held in his hometown of Belfast.
Clive Staples Lewis - known as Jack to his family - died on 22 November 1963 at the age of 64, the same day President JF Kennedy was assassinated.Clive Staples Lewis - known as Jack to his family - died on 22 November 1963 at the age of 64, the same day President JF Kennedy was assassinated.
Other literary greats to be commemorated in Westminster Abbey's South Transept are Samuel Johnson, John Keats and the Bronte sisters.Other literary greats to be commemorated in Westminster Abbey's South Transept are Samuel Johnson, John Keats and the Bronte sisters.