Monthly Archives: July 2015

“A Dishevelled Dryad Loveliness”: Gardening with Samwise Gamgee

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

The gardening season rolled late into Eastern Canada late this spring. Heavy snow and blustery weather have been a challenge, with plants shivering in early morning then blasted with hot afternoons. Cats, crows, foxes, skunks, thistles, dandelions, creeping Charlie, wild carrot, … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged alliterative poetry, Canada, gardening, Gollum, herbs, hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Poetry, Prince Edward Island, Samwise Gamgee, The Two Towers | 23 Comments

Tolkien’s Dickensian Dreams

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Originally posted on A Tolkienist's Perspective:
Dickens’ short story that inspired a Tolkien chapter This is somewhat a Tolkien paper I had written a while back, with the expressed intention to publish it one day. When that day never seemed to…

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Bilbo, Charles Dickens, Fellowship of the Ring, intertextuality, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Pickwick Papers, Tolkien | 5 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Connections with Canada: A Canada Day Post!

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

It is Canada Day here in, well, it’s in the title, isn’t it? Canada Day is, unsurprisingly, celebrated in Canada, and by the millions of Canadians hidden secretly among the peoples of the world, waiting until the signal to rise … Continue reading →