1898 : Born Clive Staples Lewis November 29 in Belfast, Ireland, to
Albert James Lewis and Flora Augusta Hamilton Lewis.
1908-14 : Educated at various schools in England.
1914-16 : Extensive literary and philosophical studies (Latin, Greek,
French, German, and Italian) under the private tuition of
W. T. Kirkpatrick.
1917 : Began studies at Oxford; interrupted by service in World War One.
1918 : Hospitalized for "trench fever"; rejoined his battalion, wounded,
and hospitalized again.
1919 : Resumed studies at Oxford; published "Spirits in Bondage," a
collection of lyric poems, under the pseudonym of Clive Hamilton.
1925 : Elected Fellow of English Language and Literature at Magdalen
College, Oxford, where he remained until 1954.
1926 : "Dymer," a book-length narrative poem, also published under the
pseudonym of Clive Hamilton.
1929 : Converted to Christianity.
1933 : "The Pilgrim's Regress : An Allegorical Apology for Christianity,
Reason, and Romanticism."
1936 : "The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition."
1938 : "Out of the Silent Planet," the first novel in the Space Trilogy.
1939 : "The Personal Heresy: A Controversy," a debate with E. M. W.
Tillyard. First met Charles Williams and introduced him to the
Inklings, a group which met, usually in Lewis' rooms at Magdalen
College, for good talk and mutual criticism of works-in-progress
and included, among others, W. H. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Nevill
Coghill, H. V. D. Dyson, A. C. Harwood, C. T. Onions, and Robert
Havard.
1940 : "The Problem of Pain," his first religious book.
1941 : Gave the first of many talks about religion over the BBC.
1942 : "The Screwtape Letters," and "A Preface to Paradise Lost."
1943 : "Perelandra," the second novel in the Space Trilogy; "The
Abolition of Man."
1945 : "That Hideous Strength," the last novel in the Space Trilogy;
"The Great Divorce: A Dream."
1947 : "Miracles: A Preliminary Study."
1950 : "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," the first of the seven
Chronicles of Narnia.
1951 : "Prince Caspian," Narnia Chronicles II.
1952 : "The Voyage of the 'Dawn Treader'," Narnia Chronicles III; "Mere
Christianity," his earlier broadcast talks.
1953 : "The Silver Chair," Narnia Chronicles IV.
1954 : "The Horse and His Boy," Narnia Chronicles V; "English Literature
in the Sixteenth Century, excluding Drama," in the Oxford History
of English Literature.
1955 : Elected Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at
Magdalen College, Cambridge. "The Magician's Nephew," Narnia
Chronicles VI; "Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life."
1956 : "The Last Battle," Narnia Chronicles VII; "Till We Have Faces: A
Myth Retold."
1956 : Married Joy Davidman Gresham.
1958 : "Reflections on the Psalms."
1960 : "Studies in Words" and "The Four Loves."
1961 : "A Grief Observed," an account of his suffering caused by his
wife's death in 1960, published under the pseudonym of N. W.
Clerk; "An Experiment in Criticism."
1962 : "They Asked for a Paper: Papers and Addresses."
1963 : Died, November 22.
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