Famous Catholic Authors

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Even if you aren't Catholic yourself, you may enjoy the works of these authors. All of them have written both fiction and non-fiction, and their works have been popular for generations of readers.

As is true of all my lenses on Squidoo, this is a work in progress. I may feature more or different authors later, so check back here every once in a while!

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Featured Authors

For each author, I've written a short commentary, followed by a teaser excerpt from the appropriate biographical article from Wikipedia. Under each biography, I've selected some relevant merchandise available from Amazon.com, which of course include books by each author.

More About G. K. Chesterton

books and video from Amazon.com

G. K. Chesterton wrote many things, so naturally he has been the subject of the works of others as well. Items in this list are either by him or about him.
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More About J. R. R. Tolkien

books from Amazon.com

While J. R. R. Tolkien may be best-known as the creator of the fantastic world of Middle-Earth, his other works include translations of older tales by other authors, into modern English.
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Books by C. S. Lewis

available at Amazon.com

Here is a selection of fiction and Christian writing by C. S. Lewis.
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What do you think of this lens? Did you learn something new? Did I leave out any of your favorites? Let me know!

  • Johannes_Theologus Oct 17, 2008 @ 1:11 pm | delete
    I love all three of these authors!
  • Margaret_Schaut May 7, 2008 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    These are an excellent selection of writers! Welcome to the Catholic Group!

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