C. S. Lewis

C.

S.

Lewis (1898–1963) was a British writer and scholar best known for *The Chronicles of Narnia*, a series of fantasy novels for children, and for works of Christian apologetics such as *Mere Christianity* and *The Screwtape Letters*.

A professor of English literature at Oxford and later Cambridge, Lewis was part of the Inklings, an informal literary group that included J.

R.

R.

Tolkien.

His writing blends accessible prose with theological and philosophical themes.