Simon Barrington-Ward was Chaplain at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, during the last half of the 1950’s while C. S. Lewis was a professor there. He went on to be the Bishop of Coventry, and is now retired.
He spoke about getting to know Lewis, his first impressions of Lewis as “a farmer in a pub,” and the intelligence of Lewis that was particularly intimidating. Afterall, Lewis was very well read, hence being a professor at both Oxford and Cambridge during his life.
Hey, everybody! Welcome back to Tumnus’s Bookshelf, where we review any and all books by and about CS Lewis and the land of Narnia. Today we will be looking at Sarah Arthur’s book Walking Through the Wardrobe: A Devotional Quest through the Land of Narnia.”
Hey, everbody! Welcome back to Tumnus’ Book Shelf, where we review any and all books about CS Lewis and the land of Narnia. For today’s review we will be looking at CS Lewis’ Narrative Poems.
Joseph Pearce sent this message to The C. S. Lewis Foundation regarding the newest issue of the Saint Austin Review, on the theme “Tolkien and Lewis: Masters of Myth, Tellers of Truth.” For all the Lewis and Tolkien fans, this should be a treat.
Hey, Everybody! Welcome to Tumnus’s Bookshelf where we review any and all books relating to the land of Narnia and her creator, CS Lewis. For today’s review we will be looking at CS Lewis’s Spiritual Autobiography, Surprised by Joy.
“Alas, eleventy-one years is far too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable hobbits. I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” (Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings)
We were reminded today, by our friend Mark Sommer, that today is C.S. Lewis’ 111th Birthday, and I thought it would be great to start with a quote from my most favorite movie movies of all time, those based on my favorite books written by Lewis’ friend J.R.R. Tolkien.
From booksblog.dallasnews.com: Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2009, lovers of two of the most popular writers of all time–C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, known popularly for the Narnia series and Lord of the Rings–may spend an evening with Peter Kreeft of Boston. The dinner opens at 6:30 p.m. in Elliott Hall at Highland Park Presbyterian Church, 3821 University Blvd. in Dallas. Tickets are $70; the evening includes “the most literary silent auction in Dallas.”
To reserve seats, email mdmonse@yahoo.com.
Website MundoNarnia contacted us with news that Brazil will be celebrating it’s first ever “Narnia Day.” They write:
With great joy fans of The Chronicles of Narnia are promoting for the first time their Narnia Day, a very special day for fans to get together and for the divulgation of the series written by C. S. Lewis. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Sibley wrote to us to invite you all to take a look at this unique event opportunity to spend an evening with him this September. Take a look! EJ Casting.Com is pleased to present an evening with world-renowned writer BRIAN SIBLEY on Thursday 24 September 2009 at 7:00pm in The Library at TEATROS PRIVATE MEMBERS CLUB, 93 – 107 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC1.
BRIAN SIBLEY adapted J R R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings for BBC Radio in which Ian Holm stared as Frodo and Sir Michael Hordern played the wizard, Gandalf. This production was one of the inspirations for Peter Jackson to make the trilogy into movies.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian and all the stories from the Chronicles of Narina are some of the most beloved children’s stories and the movies have recently become major motion pictures and blockbuster hits. The movies’ producer and Lewis’ step-son Douglas Gresham visited FOX 35 to talk about how Lewis has influenced his life, both through his writings and as an adopted member of Lewis family. He also mentions that he’s just come from the set of the Lone Islands from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in Australia, and that he hopes to make all seven books into films.
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