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Charles Williams

1886 - 1945

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Charles Walter Stansby Williams (20 September 1886 – 15 May 1945) was an English poet, novelist, playwright, theologian and literary critic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Williams has received more than 61,548 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Williams is the 5,735th most popular writer (down from 4,794th in 2019), the 4,471st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,649th in 2019) and the 507th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 62k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Place of the Lion
Fiction, fantasy, general
2012
Descent into Hell
Christian fiction, Hell, Fiction, fantasy, general
The key to Williams' mystically oriented theological thought, Descent into Hell (arguably Williams' greatest novel) is a multidimensional story about human beings who shut themselves up in their own narcissistic projections, so that they are no longer able to love, to 'co-inhere.' The result is a veritable hell.
1937
The place of the lion
Fiction, fantasy, general
A lion and other Platonic archetypes appear outside a small Hertfordshire town, wreaking havoc with their powers and cutting off the town from the rest of the world.
1931
Many Dimensions
2018
All Hallows' Eve
Immortality, Religious aspects, Halloween
1945
Many Dimensions
Fiction, thrillers, general, Temptation, Fiction
The magical Stone of Suleiman falls into evil hands.
1931

Page views of Charles Williams by language

Over the past year Charles Williams has had the most page views in the with 4,341 views, followed by Italian (4,176), and English (3,971). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Indonesian (387.80%), Egyptian Arabic (39.02%), and Bulgarian (23.97%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Williams ranks 5,735 out of 7,302. Before him are David Mitchell, Alan Ayckbourn, Katri Vala, José Manuel Caballero, Jack McDevitt, and Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca. After him are Can Dündar, Robert Bly, Jules Roy, Darya Dontsova, Alberto Bevilacqua, and Ann Rule.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Charles Williams ranks 272. Before him are Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Fidel Pagés, Harmodio Arias Madrid, Reggie Pridmore, Carl Hårleman, and Östen Undén. After him are Virginia Pearson, Divna Veković, Sophie Tucker, Hugo Black, Arthur Shaw, and Herbert Lindström. Among people deceased in 1945, Charles Williams ranks 330. Before him are Alexey Favorsky, Alexander Patch, Tom Taylor, Lucille La Verne, Thomas Lewis, and Rudolf Lippert. After him are Toon Oprinsen, Jules Pappaert, Arthur Tell Schwab, Pietro Speciale, Mark Sandrich, and Willis Augustus Lee.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Williams ranks 4,471 out of 8,785. Before him are David Mitchell (1969), Alan Ayckbourn (1939), Howard Jones (1955), Simon Schama (1945), George Galloway (1954), and Monty Norman (1928). After him are Andy Mackay (1946), Paul Graham (1964), Chris Craft (1939), Tommy Gemmell (1943), Paul Carrack (1951), and Anne-Marie Duff (1970).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Charles Williams ranks 507. Before him are Peter Morgan (1963), Joe Orton (1933), Frederick Rolfe (1860), Pauline Baynes (1922), David Mitchell (1969), and Alan Ayckbourn (1939). After him are Julian Symons (1912), Nigella Lawson (1960), Jhumpa Lahiri (1967), Robert Edmond Grant (1793), Richard K. Morgan (1965), and James Herbert (1943).

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