The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and their Friends

During the 1930s at Oxford, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams met regularly to discuss philosophy and read aloud from their works. Carpenter's account brings to life those warm and enchanting evenings where their imaginations ran wild. 9 cassettes. C.s. Lewis, J.r.r. Tolkien And Their Friends Were A Regular Feature Of The Oxford Scenery In The Years During And After The Second World War. They Drank Beer On Tuesdays At The 'bird And Baby', And On Thursday Nights They Met In Lewis' Magdalen College Rooms To Read Aloud From The Books They Were Writing; Jokingly They Called Themselves The Inklings. C.s. Lewis And J.r.r. Tolkien First Introduced The Screwtape Letters And The Lord Of The Rings To An Audience In This Company; And Charles Williams Williams, Poet And Writer Of Supernatural Thrillers, Was Another Prominent Member Of The Group. Humphrey Carpenter, Who Wrote The Acclaimed Biography Of J.r.r. Tolkien, Draws Upon Unpublished Letters And Diaries, To Which He Was Given Special Access, In His Engrossing Story. Humphrey Carpenter. Originally Published: London : Allen And Unwin, 1978. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 260-265) And Index. C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and their friends were a regular feature of the Oxford scenery in the years during and after World War II. Jokingly they called themselves "The Inklings". This biography draws upon unpublished letters and diaries to tell their story. Drawing on unpublished letters and diaries, the author examines the friendship between and the social and literary gatherings of Lewis, Tolkien, and Williams who laughingly called themselves the Inklings.