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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 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. |