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Year 2009

 

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Original at truveo.com external link    Wed, Apr 15    5 related articles

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The third book in the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica by James A. Owen. When John and Jack (CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien) discover a cryptic ... www.truveo.com

Rate The Indigo King James A. Owen Book Trailer Video

Original at Yahoo! Video external link    Wed, Mar 11    5 related articles

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Original at AOL Video external link    Mon, Mar 2

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crossover-story that I soon intend to start writing. Started on this trailer-like video for my German-project about Tolkien and CS Lewis ... video.aol.com

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Original at livevideo external link    Tue, Dec 9    5 related articles

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May of 2009

 

Rate Top ten femme fatales and how Google threatens books

Original at The Canberra Times external link    Sun, May 24

 Australia Also of interest is an intriguing selection of personal mementos including a revealing letter written by JRR Tolkien, in which he both discusses The Lord of the Rings, and discloses his grief at the death of his close friend CS Lewis (estimated at ...

Rate Words to Remember

Original at Smithsonian external link    Sun, May 24

The Oxford literary group "The Inklings," which included CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien, held competitions to see who could read her work aloud longest while keeping a straight face. Mark Twain considered her first book, Irene Iddesleigh, as "one of the ...

Rate Chronicles of Narnia in Kansas City

Original at Examiner.com external link    Fri, May 22    1 related articles

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CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien (Author of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings) were friends and Tolkien had a large part to do with Lewis' conversion to Christianity. They would often critique each other's work. Tolkien was not immediately impressed with ...

Rate The giant of modern literature? It has to be The Gruffalo

Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk external link    Sat, May 16

 UK Even before you mention CS Lewis or JRR Tolkien, you have to acknowledge an extraordinarily powerful tradition, a wonderful mix of make believe and nonsense, poetry and prose. What is it about the British literary scene that inspires such a marvellous ...

Rate John Murray delves into English magic

Original at The Bookseller external link    Thu, May 14

 UK Parkin said: "We are used to magic playing a big part in our reading—with Tolkien, CS Lewis, JK Rowling and the like—but lots of people have forgotten what an enormous part it has played in our culture. What this book shows is that it is deeply ...

Rate 'Finding Oz' by Evan I. Schwartz, 'Cheek by Jowl' by Ursula K. Le Guin

Original at Los Angeles Times external link    Sun, May 10

 CA It has long been acknowledged by scholars that Baum's series opened the path for the serial works of JK Rowling, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Francesca Lia Block and Philip Pullman to reach such wide audiences. Hundreds of writers still work today from fairy ...

Rate narniafans Mailbag #33: Updates on Anna Popplewell, William ...

Original at Narnia Fans external link    Thu, May 7

 - Paul Martin Where did CS Lewis get his inspiration for all of 'The Chronicles of Narnia'? Also, I thought I heard that CS Lewis encouraged JRR Tolkien in continuing to write 'The Lord of the Rings'. Do you know anything about this? Thanks a lot! ...

Rate Local author discusses first book, publishing process at Writers ...

Original at The Marshall Democrat external link    Fri, May 1

 MO - Jacob Hatfield, Jacob Hatfield Born in Crewe, England, Adderley said he grew up reading the works of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and Ian Fleming, though it was with TH White's "The Once and Future King," the story of King Arthur, that his Arthurian passion began. ...

April of 2009

 

Rate Tumnus's Book Shelf: The NarniaFans Book Reviews: “The Abolition ...

Original at Narnia Fans external link    Tue, Apr 28

 - Jonathon Svendsen, Jonathon Svendsen The book is very well written, but it does get a little long winded at times ( this was after all, one of the main reasons JRR Tolkien based Treebeard the Ent in Lord of the Rings of off CS Lewis.) Some readers have admitted having difficult with this ...

Rate Star Trek--Religion and Politics as Sci-fi

Original at OpEdNews external link    Mon, Apr 27

 PA Cult masterpieces from Tolkien and CS Lewis, re-read through my adult eyes, clearly communicated philosophies and themes that supported the basic tenets and values of mid-century Anglican Christianity and British Empire. ...

Rate Mythcon 40 This July in LA

Original at TheOneRing.net external link    Tue, Apr 14

 New Zealand The Mythopoeic Society is devoted to the study of the JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, and the Inklings; and myth and fantasy. Mythcon is a combination of serious scholarship (daytime) and fannish fun (evenings). Presentations on both JRR Tolkien and Peter ...

Rate Ohio Homeschooled Author releases first title from his Christian ... - Mass Media Distribution LLC

Original at mmdnewswire.com external link    Tue, Apr 14

A fan of Tolkien and CS Lewis, Peter always wanted to create a fantasy story of his own, but with his Christian beliefs woven into the plot. Such values are very important to him as a children's church leader at his local church and coordinator of a ...

Rate Geek of the Week: 'The Zugs could never just go hiking'

Original at blog.seattlepi.com external link    Mon, Apr 13

JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis -- Two experts in medieval languages who, through conversations in their writing group, the Inklings, came to the conclusion that one of the best uses of their remaining days on the planet would be to write fantasy novels. ...

Rate CS Lewis Society Co-Sponsors BBC’s The Narnia Code

Original at Narnia Fans external link    Sat, Apr 11

Even Lewis’ good friend JRR Tolkien thought them confused and misconceived. Other scholars were sure that all this pointed to something more, something hidden beneath the stories, but although many tried, none could find this secret key of Narnia… ...

Rate The Indigo King James A. Owen Book Trailer .flvVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at esnips.com external link    Fri, Apr 10

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The third book in the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica by James A. Owen. When John and Jack (CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien) discover a cryptic ... www.esnips.com

Rate April 1st, 2009 by Jonathon Svendsen

Original at Narnia Fans external link    Tue, Mar 31

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Actors Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains, Left Behind, and Fireproof), and Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon, Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ) are slated to star as CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien in an upcoming still untitled movie. Other names attached to this ...

Year 2009

 

Rate Materials for a theatre triumph

Original at Birmingham Post external link    Wed, Mar 11

 UK As fantasy adventures with a big geographical and philosophical sweep, they have been compared to the works of Tolkien and CS Lewis but, for Pullman, they were his first venture into this kind of territory. “I was trying to write a realistic novel, ...

Rate Inkling's child recalls legendary writers

Original at St. Joseph external link    Mon, Feb 23

He would occasionally join his father at an informal university literary group called the “Inklings” — a play on words about people who played with ink. There, English writers such as CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien read their work and often drank draft ...

Rate CS Lewis 2009 Tour Update - Douglas Gresham to Speak!

Original at Narnia Fans external link    Mon, Feb 16

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He will personally accompany us as we visit the colleges at Oxford, tour the Kilns (Lewis’s and Douglas’s home in Oxford,) and enjoy an evening meal at the Trout Inn, where JRR Tolkien ate often with “Jack.” He will travel with us as we visit the Eagle ...

Rate NarniaFans Staff Member Featured in Silver Leaves

Original at Narnia Fans external link    Mon, Dec 22    1 related articles

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 - The theme for this issue is dedicated to the Inklings. Fans of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien know that the Inklings was the name of the informal literary group ... all 2 news articles

Rate Logos: CS Lewis Society (12/8/08)

Original at Narnia Fans external link    Mon, Dec 8

 - Dec 8, 2008 Her error lies in failing to appreciate Lewis’s (and JRR Tolkien’s, Charles Williams’s and GK Chesterton’s) deeper point that all truly good literature, ...

Rate Tumnus’s Book Shelf: The NarniaFans Book Reviews: The Magician’s Book

Original at Narnia Fans external link    Wed, Dec 3

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TopNews  - Dec 3, 2008 She also looks extensively at the friendship between CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien as so many biographers are wont to do, and talks with other fantasy authors ... Secret theme behind Narnia Chronicles is based upon the stars ... Telegraph.co.uk all 10 news articles

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