The Fellowship : The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams (Hardcover)

from drmaf

Thei book should be titled "Lewis, Tolkien and Friends", because I would be reasonably sure no-one is going to buy it to read about Owen Barfield and Charles Williams. There's actaully little in it about the Inklings as a group (their first meeting at the Bird & Baby is not even mentioned), its r...

from bness2

Excellent in-depth look at the core members of the Inklings. I was previously only well acquainted with Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, so this was a refreshing broadening glimpse of a group of literary giants I had ojy been aware of in passing. Although fascinating for the most part, one needs to be pr...

from nx74defiant

Very detailed accounts of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, and Charles Williams. Tolkien and Lewis are the only ones I was familiar with. I learned a lot about their childhood, family and lives. Religion played a huge part in their lives.

from Eyejaybee

This may well have been the most disappointing book I have read this year. As a keen reader of Tolkien's academic works, as well as his chronicles of Middle Earth, I was looking forward to some fascinating insights into his philological studies, and his researches into the various tributaries of ...

from DuffDaddy

Read in anticipation of going to the Wade Center at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill.