an English novelist, born at Acton, near Nantwich, Cheshire. She also used the pseudonym Eugenia de Acton. Her subject-matter centred on her profound Christianity and the rewards of virtue. Lewis's themes mostly centre on her profound Christianity and the rewards of virtue. Her work is self-conscious and shows great erudition. Some works were published under the pseudonym "Eugenia de Acton". Her plots have been described as "overcrowded and creaky," but with "a strain of creative unconventionality."
