{"product_id":"the-oxford-inklings-9780745956343","title":"The Oxford Inklings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique account of one of history’s most intriguing literary groups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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\u003cbr\u003e“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\u003cbr\u003e“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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 11\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction C.S. Lewis and the dinosaurs 15\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Through love and beyond: Charles Williams, the enigmatic Inkling 28\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Roots and shoots: Friends who will become Inklings 46\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 The 1920s: Oxford, wistful dreams, and a war with Owen Barfield 65\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 J.R.R. Tolkien returns to Oxford and C .S. Lewis meets God 91\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 The birth of the Inklings 109\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 The 1930s: Writing books they liked to read 132\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 The war years and the Golden Age of the Inklings 154\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 The close of the Golden Age 172\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 The Final Years 192\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 A fter the Inklings 210\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11 Just a Group of Friends? 217\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1 A n Inklings gallery 230\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2 A select Inklings chronology 238\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 252\u003cbr\u003eNotes 260\u003cbr\u003eIndex 275\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 288\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPCK Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736490979671,"sku":"9780745956343","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745956343.jpg?v=1723810677","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-oxford-inklings-9780745956343","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}