The Voyage of the 'Dawn Treader' | About the Author

Clive Staples Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast, Ireland, son of Albert James and Flora Augusta (Hamilton) Lewis. As a small child, he decided that he wanted to be called "Jack," perhaps taking the name from a friend's dog. He was known as "Jack" to his friends throughout the rest of his life. On April 21, 1905, Lewis and his family moved to a large house named "Little Lea." This house was oddly designed, with the interior walls not matching the exterior walls, so that there were numerous nooks where Lewis and his older brother could get between the walls. In these hidden...

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