J.R.R. Tolkien Wrote The Lord of the Rings “to Keep C.S. Lewis Quiet”
Lewis encouraged Tolkien to write the story.
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A Child Asked C.S. Lewis to Reveal Aslan’s Other Name
“But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name.”
3 Fantasy Authors That Transformed C.S. Lewis
Every great author has people in their lives that shaped and molded them. In the Chronicles of Narnia books, Lewis paid homage to many of those writers including Edith Nesbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, and George MacDonald.
C.S. Lewis Read Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ Years Before Release
Much has been written about the famed friendship between two literary greats, in C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. But their relationship goes much deeper than many realize.
How C.S. Lewis Met Narnia Illustrator, Pauline Baynes
For many readers worldwide, the drawings of Narnia and its creatures are inseparable from C.S. Lewis’s own words.
These Real World Locations Inspired Narnia
Many of the locations in Narnia are inspired by real places that C.S. Lewis visited, read about, or dreamed of in his youth.
C.S. Lewis Was First Published Under a Different Name
C.S. Lewis’s first two published works were unlike any other that would follow in his famed literary career, in more ways than one.
C.S. Lewis’ First Book, “Boxen”
The Chronicles of Narnia’s Reepicheep was not the first valiant talking mouse C.S. Lewis dreamed up. As a boy, he created Boxen.
Why C.S. Lewis Stopped Writing Narnia Books
“I’m afraid there will not be any more of them.”
