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Resolved That C.S Lewis's birth place is not Northern Ireland, which did not exist at the time of his birth.

Digory Kirke

The old professor, not Digory, asks the children about Lucy's lying. Digory is a character in "The Magician's Nephew". This error appears in the section entitled "Trilemma", last line. Beaglelover45 (talk) 14:29, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Beaglelover45: I haven't read the Narnia books myself, but apparently the "old professor' is Digory Kirke. See Digory Kirke#The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Deor (talk) 15:58, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is revealed in The Magician's Nephew, Chapter 3, that Digory grew up to be the Professor from the other books, but I have revised the text of the article to to say "the old Professor" while still linking to the Digory Kirke article. Robina Fox (talk) 16:07, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speculation

Is the fact that various people have speculated on the relationship between C. S. Lewis and Jane Moore actually worthy of inclusion? Such speculation seems to be at best irrelevant and at worst prurient. There is no actual information here. Beau Plains (talk) 19:56, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I had expected the WP legal minds to descend here by now, but since they haven't, I will make a stab at an answer. WP is not censored. The sexual proclivities of historical figures may indeed be notable, particularly when they are at variance with what the subject stood for (or what his modern admirers assume he stood for). Your choice of non-neutral words (such as "prurient") does not help. It is no more prurient to talk about what Jane Moore meant to CSL than, say, what Aspasia meant to Pericles or Heloïse to Abelard. This subject in particular has been raised by a significant biographer, and at least one close friend of Lewis's thinks it as likely as not. So this is a notable topic of CSL's life, and it's reasonable to mention it here. -- Elphion (talk) 16:44, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Prof C S Lewis

I did edit the entry, 'The Great Divorce' but thought to put it to broader scrutiny. How is the title 'Professor' dealt with in regards to C S Lewis? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christos-radio (talk • contribs) 14:44, 11 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 4 September 2016

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FactCheck101 (talk) 17:21, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"Later Sayer changed his mind. In the introduction to the 1997 edition of his biography of Lewis he wrote:

   I have had to alter my opinion of Lewis's relationship with Mrs. Moore. In chapter eight of this book I wrote that I was uncertain about whether they were lovers. Now after conversations with Mrs. Moore's daughter, Maureen, and a consideration of the way in which their bedrooms were arranged at The Kilns, I am quite certain that they were.[28]"

In the section of the article quoted above, George Sayer is identified as the source of the quote; however, the source of the comment is cited as James O'Fee. If George Sayer truly did change his mind in the introduction to the 1997 edition of his biography of Lewis then Sayer's book should be cited. According to the citation, James O'Fee and not Sayer was the one speculating on C.S. Lewis's relationship with Mrs. Moore.

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. KGirlTrucker81^{huh? what I'm been doing} 14:13, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2016

you need to put how many books he wrote and what they were about. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.4.96.123 (talk) 15:54, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's unnecessary in this article. For a list of his books, see C. S. Lewis bibliography; what they're about is usually obvious from the titles, but following the links will clarify cases in which it's not. Deor (talk) 16:01, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 10 November 2016

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