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Book SynopsisA unique account of one of history’s most intriguing literary groups.
Trade Review“Excellent! This is one of the best books on the Inklings I’ve ever read.” -- Walter Hooper, Literary Advisor to the C.S. Lewis Estate
“Few people know the Inklings as intimately as Duriez who makes us feel as though he has just come from a morning with them at the Eagle and Child.” -- Harry Lee Poe, author of The Inklings of Oxford and C.S. Lewis Remembered
“Just when I thought nothing new could be said about Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, Williams, and the others, gifted author Colin Duriez presents fresh and fascinating insights.” -- Carolyn Curtis, author
Table of ContentsContents
Preface 11
Introduction C.S. Lewis and the dinosaurs 15
Chapter 1 Through love and beyond: Charles Williams, the enigmatic Inkling 28
Chapter 2 Roots and shoots: Friends who will become Inklings 46
Chapter 3 The 1920s: Oxford, wistful dreams, and a war with Owen Barfield 65
Chapter 4 J.R.R. Tolkien returns to Oxford and C .S. Lewis meets God 91
Chapter 5 The birth of the Inklings 109
Chapter 6 The 1930s: Writing books they liked to read 132
Chapter 7 The war years and the Golden Age of the Inklings 154
Chapter 8 The close of the Golden Age 172
Chapter 9 The Final Years 192
Chapter 10 A fter the Inklings 210
Chapter 11 Just a Group of Friends? 217
Appendix 1 A n Inklings gallery 230
Appendix 2 A select Inklings chronology 238
Bibliography 252
Notes 260
Index 275
Acknowledgments 288
