Friday, November 22, 2013

Today, November 22 marks the anniversary of the death of C. S. LEWIS - HarperCollins commemorates


HarperCollins is proud to commemorate the C. S. Lewis Legacy with a number of exciting activities including the publication of a special digital collection of the complete seven-book series of the Chronicles of Narnia plus a bonus eighth book, Boxen.

C. S. Lewis — an intellectual giant of the 20th century, beloved children’s novelist, and the most influential Christian writer of his day, is the author of more than 30 books, including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, and the much-loved Chronicles of Narnia series. Lewis has been read and admired by millions of readers around the globe for more than 80 years. His works have sold over 100 million copies and been translated into 46 languages.

50 Fans, 50 Years Later featuring 50 quotes on social media from famous fans will culminate on November 22. Contributors include Tracy Chevalier, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Neil Gaiman, Lev Grossman, Gregory Maguire, Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor, Lemony Snicket, David Suchet, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Dr. Rowan Williams.

The popular C. S. Lewis websites have been superbly enhanced and include links to social media sites with a combined following of more than six million.


The Chronicles of Narnia series has captivated children and adults of all ages and remains immensely popular today. Each book in Lewis’s seven-book fantasy series stands alone as a work of genius, but together they tell the entire history of a fantastic world that becomes as real as our own. The books have been made into multiple major motion pictures, with a development deal for The Silver Chair, the fourth book in the series, recently announced.

Additionally, HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins and publisher of Lewis’s adult classics, will add several new editions to their C. S. Lewis collection. New releases include an annotated version of The Screwtape Letters and seven ebook-only editions of Lewis’s works of criticism and literary essays. 

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