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Seventy years ago today C. S. Lewis published THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, dedicated t...

Seventy years ago today C. S. Lewis published THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, dedicated to J. R. R. Tolkien. A sample insight: "Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. A chastity or honesty or mercy which yields to danger will be chaste or honest or merciful only on conditions. Pilate was merciful until it became risky."

Someone found an authentic hand-written note by Tolkien nestled in the pages of...

Someone found an authentic hand-written note by Tolkien nestled in the pages of a used book. They sold it for 1700 British pounds, about $2600. You might want to riffle through the pages of some old books of yours, especially if you picked them up in a quaint little bookstall somewhere in England!


JRR Tolkien's grumpy holiday letter sells for £1,700 - Telegraph
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A grumpy letter from the author JRR Tolkien in which he moans about a

TIME magazine picks THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDRO...

TIME magazine picks THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE as two of the top 100 English-language novels of the 20th century. We could have knocked a few other novels off their list to make room for more of the Narnia Chronicles . . .


Is TIME'S List of the 100 Best Novels one of the All-TIME 100 Best Novels? TIME thinks so. Check it.
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Critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo pick the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923—the beginning of TIME.

Speaking of theater based on Lewis's fiction, let's not forget the memorable pro...

Speaking of theater based on Lewis's fiction, let's not forget the memorable production of "Screwtape Letters" now heading to San Francisco. Perhaps someday a really talented playwright will think of a way to dramatize Lewis's fine book, THE OXFORD HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, Volume III?


The C.S. Lewis Society of California
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We cordially invite you to join with us in attending the sensational, stage production of C.S. Lewis's bestselling novel and masterpiece of religious satire, The Screwtape Letters, starring Max McLean, at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, on January 21st (Saturday) and January 22nd (Sunday) (ple...

Here's a trailer for a major new theatrical production of "The Lion, the Witch a...

Here's a trailer for a major new theatrical production of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," opening in London next summer. If you get a chance to go, feel free to post a review here! "Loved him (Aslan)/hated her (the Witch)."


The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - The Show Teaser Trailer
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threesixty Theatre presents C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. Coming to Kensington Gardens, London Summer 2012 - from the Producers of Peter ...

For those of you who haven't seen it, here is the trailer for THE HOBBIT movie,...

For those of you who haven't seen it, here is the trailer for THE HOBBIT movie, part 1. Now you just need to wait another year (December 2012) to see the actual film!


THE HOBBIT Trailer HD
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THE HOBBIT Trailer HD - For more movie news and interviews go to http://www.collider.com/ Synopsis: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" follows title characte...

A new review of LOOKING FOR THE KING by Father Dwight Longenecker

A new review of LOOKING FOR THE KING by Father Dwight Longenecker


Standing on My Head: Looking for the King
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INKLINGS Q & A: In LOOKING FOR THE KING a young American, Tom McCord, is hoping...

INKLINGS Q & A: In LOOKING FOR THE KING a young American, Tom McCord, is hoping to discover Mount Badon, the site where the old records say Arthur soundly defeated the Saxon hosts. According to Charles Williams, what English towns might be considered candidates for this historic site?

A: Williams wrote that Mount Badon might be modern-day Bath. But it could also be Badbury, Bedwyn, Beedon, Bowdon, or Bownhill. One also finds multiple candidates for the sites of Arthur's birth, for Camelot, for where he obtained Excalibur, and where he is buried (or perhaps just resting!) Maybe Tom's proposed book on Arthur ought to be called Claim A Lot!

INKLINGS Q & A: How did Tolkien first begin writing THE HOBBIT?A: Tolkien had...

INKLINGS Q & A: How did Tolkien first begin writing THE HOBBIT?

A: Tolkien had spent several hours marking student examination books, when he turned a page and found it blank. It seemed almost like an empty canvas waiting for the painter's brush, and so he jotted down one sentence: "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." He had no idea what a hobbit was or what sort of adventures he might have. But the very sound and shape of the word set Tolkien's imagination in motion. (Bonus question: If that student writer had been more careful and not skipped a page, might this fantasy classic never have come into being?")

If you can't wait to see The Hobbit movie (part 1), here's your first chance to...

If you can't wait to see The Hobbit movie (part 1), here's your first chance to see a preview.


http://the-hobbitmovie.com/hobbit-trailer-will-precede-tin-tin/
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