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Why did CS Lewis have a pen name?

Why did CS Lewis have a pen name?

Best known for writing The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis used two different pseudonyms for different reasons. He published a collection of poems, Spirits in Bondage, and a narrative poem, Dymer, under the pen name Clive Hamilton to avoid harming his reputation as a don at Oxford University.

Is a pseudonym the same as a pen name?

A pen name, or “nom de plume” (French for “pen name”), is a pseudonym (sometimes a particular form of the real name) adopted by an author (or on the author’s behalf by their publishers).

What famous authors have pen names?

Consider the following examples:

  • Agatha Christie: Mary Westmacott.
  • Benjamin Franklin: Mrs.
  • C.S.
  • Isaac Asimov: Paul French.
  • J.K. Rowling: Robert Galbraith.
  • Michael Crichton: John Lange, Jeffery Hudson and Michael Douglas.
  • Stephen King: Richard Bachman.

Who has a pseudonym?

The Stories Behind 12 Author Pseudonyms

  • Dr. Seuss.
  • Mark Twain. In his early twenties, Samuel Langhorne Clemens worked on steamboats in the Mississippi River.
  • Robert Galbraith.
  • Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.
  • Cassandra Clare.
  • Richard Bachman.
  • Stan Lee.
  • Lemony Snicket.
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Who used a pseudonym?

List

Pen name Real name Details
A. J. Finn Daniel Mallory Author of The Woman in the Window
A Lady Hannah Maynard Pickard 19th-century American novelist
A.A. Fair Erle Stanley Gardner One of several that he used
Aapeli Simo Puupponen 20th-century Finnish writer and chatty articler

Who used the pen name Boz?

Boz
Charles DickensCharles Dickens’ Christmas CarolDickens
Charles Dickens/Nicknames