Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples) (1898-1963)

Born in Belfast in 1898, Clive Staples Lewis was an Anglican layman who taught at Oxford for almost thirty years, but was, from 1954 until his death in 1963, Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge.

Lewis was the author of an astonishing variety of books on literary criticism, theology, philosophical apologetics, poetry, and novels and childrens' books with Christian themes. Many of his books were aimed at removing intellectual obstacles facing Christians in an age of scientific materialism. There are numerous sites on the internet devoted to C. S. Lewis. The most comprehensive one is Into the Wardrobe.

An early example of Lewis' poetry and his first published book, Spirits in Bondage, is the first of Lewis' works to enter the public domain in the United States. So we are pleased to present the Project Gutenburg edition of this text here. We hope to present other Lewis titles as they come into the public domain.

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