Download The Inklings: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends AudioBook Free
Through the 1930s at Oxford, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams - exceptional friends, authors, and scholars - found regularly to discuss philosophy and literature and to read aloud from their own works happening. Calling themselves the Inklings, their group grew. It was in the corporation that such classics as The Lord of the Rings, The Screwtape Characters, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Clothing collection first found an audience. Writer Humphrey Carpenter was born in Oxford and was familiar with Tolkien, Hugo Dyson, and many other Inklings. In such a remarkable reconstruction of the meetings and momentous friendships, Carpenter brings alive those warm and charming evenings in Lewis' rooms at Magdalen College or university, when their imaginations ran wild. His consideration offers fascinating insights into the influence these amazing individuals got on each other's developing ideas and writing.
