Later Life
After C.S. Lewis started working on books he didn't get too famous. He'd publish a book, earn some money but he never went nation wide. Clive then wrote The Screwtape Letters. He had lots of trouble getting this book published until Tolkien referred him to his publisher, who he put in a good word for. On release, the book was an instant success, selling thousands of copies and Clive was asked to go on the radio. This was the start of C.S. Lewis's famous career. While C.S Lewis wrote he was between many jobs working as a lecturer, professor or tutor at many different colleges such as Oxford University. He met with a group of authors, most notable of them being J.R.R Tolkien. They shared work, gave each other advice and talked about life.
Below is a photo of C.S Lewis, Maureen, than Mrs.Moore.
Below is a photo of C.S Lewis, Maureen, than Mrs.Moore.
As Lewis published books and met with his friends his personal life flourished as well. After World War 1 when his good friend and roommate (Jane ((Paddy)) Moore) died Clive moved in with his mother, Mrs. Moore. Mrs.Moore replaced the motherly companion Lewis had lost at a young age. Although Lewis owed it to Jane, his father and brother disapproved the relationship. On the 10th of May his brother wrote to their father, "The Mrs.Moore business is certainly a mystery but I think perhaps you are making too much of it. Have you any idea of the footing on which he is with her. Is she an intellectual? It seems to me preposterous that there can be anything in it. But the whole thing irritates me by its freakishness: there is really no knowing what a fellow like our IT is going to do under any given set of circumstances. If the woman were.... a loose 'un by nature the thing would be of no importance whatsoever: but by all accounts she's a lady ..... Probably the whole dread mystery is a product of our own imaginations."
When his father replied he said he was greatly depressed and worried saying, "All he knew about Mrs.Moore was that she was separated from her husband, was old enough to be Jack's mother and was "in poor circumstances." Some even thought there was a romantic relationship but when asked to some of C.S. Lewis's closest friends they pondered it then decided the chance was low and that would not have been like Lewis. Lewis's father Albert knew it was improbable that Lewis was in an ordinary love affair with her but he did not realize how significant it was that she was old enough to be his mother. C.S. Lewis and the Moore family went through a lot of financial problems moving houses many times before completely settling down. Lewis was earning considerable money with all of his books being sold but he gave the money to charities and notably to Mrs.Moore, in great amounts, for her to pay her debts and pay for the necessities of life. Lewis became a Christian one day following the weeks of his father Albert's death which affected him greatly. Lewis traveled to the zoo with his brother and later he said, "At the beginning of the drive I did not believe in God yet once I reached the zoo I did."
When his father replied he said he was greatly depressed and worried saying, "All he knew about Mrs.Moore was that she was separated from her husband, was old enough to be Jack's mother and was "in poor circumstances." Some even thought there was a romantic relationship but when asked to some of C.S. Lewis's closest friends they pondered it then decided the chance was low and that would not have been like Lewis. Lewis's father Albert knew it was improbable that Lewis was in an ordinary love affair with her but he did not realize how significant it was that she was old enough to be his mother. C.S. Lewis and the Moore family went through a lot of financial problems moving houses many times before completely settling down. Lewis was earning considerable money with all of his books being sold but he gave the money to charities and notably to Mrs.Moore, in great amounts, for her to pay her debts and pay for the necessities of life. Lewis became a Christian one day following the weeks of his father Albert's death which affected him greatly. Lewis traveled to the zoo with his brother and later he said, "At the beginning of the drive I did not believe in God yet once I reached the zoo I did."
During the end of his career at Cambridge University C.S. Lewis met a fellow author and soon to be Inkling named Joy Davidman. She had moved from America to Britain to be rid of her abusive X-Husband. After a couple of years in Britain, she was going to be deported. C.S. Lewis than decided to marry her, solving all deportation issues. Although it was not for love, they lived happily until her passing in March 1957 because of bone cancer. After becoming a Christian his life slowed down. He stopped publishing books and started to take more and more walks, enjoying spending time outdoors with Mrs. Moore's dog. A few years after C.S. Lewis retired Mrs.Moore passed away, taking a part of C.S. Lewis as she left. In June of 1961 illness struck Jack. He recovered soon that year to everyone's happiness but one year later he had a heart attack. He was discharged from his post at Cambridge University due to health reasons. On November 22nd, 1963 Lewis fell on the floor and died. It was on the same day President Kennedy was assassinated which completely overshadowed his death.