Category Archives: Letters

The Tolkien Letters that Changed C.S. Lewis’ Life

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

This actually happened three times, though we don’t have most of the letters that J.R.R. Tolkien sent to his friend C.S. Lewis over the years. The first letters that changed Lewis’ life were more than letters. Throughout the 1920s Lewis … Continue reading →

Inspirational Letters: The Letter that Changed Stephen Fry’s Life

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

As regular readers will know, I am reading through C.S. Lewis’ letters and will often post intriguing, inspirational, and occasionally hilarious bits from the his letters. I also read letters from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dorothy L. Sayers, Dylan Thomas, E.B. White, … Continue reading →

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The Stench of that Unmerciful Haggis and the Lugubrious Jollities of “Auld Lang Syne”

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I first encountered Robert Burns not through an unusual source. I suppose most here him first in “Auld Lang Syne,” the only song that competes with “The Final Countdown” for top spot as the New Years song. Instead, I found … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, News & Links | Tagged Auld Lang Syne, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, letters, New Years, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, The Final Countdown | 5 Comments

A Letter Home to his Papy 100 Years Ago Today

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

After my Monday post about C.S. Lewis’ diary entry 90 years ago, a reader asked why I didn’t just go the distance and include a letter from 100 years ago. While I’m as much a fan of centenary celebrations as … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, Lewis Biography | Tagged bullying, C.S. Lewis, History, letters, Malvern College, public school, Surprised by Joy, writing, Wyvern College | 4 Comments

Tolkien’s Letters, October 23rd

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I had such great fun on Monday drawing out one of C.S. Lewis’ moments on that day in history, I thought I might repeat the project. I am going through J.R.R. Tolkien’s letters, poems, and essays, reading The Lord of … Continue reading →