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C.S. Lewis: A Fictional Character in The Indigo King

Paul Martin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:03:00 +0000

James A. Owen is the author of a series called "The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica." The first book in the series, "Here, There Be Dragons" introduced us to the characters that would become the heroes of the stories: Jack, John and Charles.

Behind the Wardrobe: An Interview Series with Douglas Gresham. Part 2 of 6. “On The Shadowlands”

Jonathon Svendsen — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:02:00 +0000

Hey, Narnia Fans! Welcome to “Behind the Wardrobe” an Interview Series with Douglas Gresham. Join me as we find out about CS Lewis, Narnia and more in this interview series.

Special thanks to Paul Martin (The Webmaster for NarniaFans) and to Mr. Douglas Gresham himself for this amazing opportunity. And an even bigger thanks to Mr. Gresham for putting up with a few of my impossible questions. Thanks for being such a great sport about it!

For this week: On The Shadowlands...

Narnia Fans Mailbag #21

Paul Martin — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:24:00 +0000

We've just posted the twenty-first edition of the NarniaFans Mailbag. We've answered four letters this week from such topics as why they call C.S. Lewis "Jack," the missing "in-depth companion guidebook," Prince Caspian filming, and possible use of flashbacks in future Narnia films.

Click here for the twenty-first NarniaFans Mailbag!

Douglas Gresham: ‘Jack Would Be Amazed’

Paul Martin — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 04:14:00 +0000

“It has been my ambition to make a really good film of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the other books in the Chronicles of Narnia series for about 25 years, and by the grace of God I now have some very fine executive talents working with me – to make my dream [...]

Stepson of CS Lewis speaks at college

Paul Martin — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:58:00 +0000

Douglas Gresham's dream for most of his life was to bring C.S. â€œJackâ€ Lewis' classic tale of â€œThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeâ€ to the movie screen and in December it will come true.

Lewis & Tolkien Biographer George Sayer Dies

Paul Martin — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:22:00 +0000

George Sayer, author of Jack & recorder of the 1952 home-made tapes of Tolkien reading from The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, died recently in Malvern, Worcs.

[Order 'Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis' on Amazon.com]

Spotlight on the creator of Narnia

Paul Martin — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:51:00 +0000

In his erudite new biography of Clive Staples Lewis, Alan Jacobs estimates that from 1949 to 1955, Lewis wrote 600,000 words of prose (not counting work on his book on 16th-century literature).

C.S. Lewis for children

Paul Martin — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 02:55:00 +0000

The dreams C.S. Lewis had that began in the late 1940s were different. Some were frightening and some were beautiful and, as he described them to family and friends, they involved lions, especially a giant lion that had a regal, yet wild personality.

C.S. Lewis’s family pleased with Narnia movie

Paul Martin — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 02:31:00 +0000

The stepson of the creator of the much-loved Narnia books says C.S. Lewis would be pleased with the new movie. C.S. Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham, is acting as co-producer on the movie. He told Radio Rhema's Rob Holding it will be a visual feast