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Christmas in July with J.R.R. Tolkien (1976)

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

What a find! At a recent yard sale a good friend (@RhonDawg) found a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Father Christmas Letters and she was good enough to give it to me. Published by his daughter-in-law in 1976 on the 3rd anniversary … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, Memorable Quotes | Tagged art, art of letter writing, children's literature, Christmas, Christopher Tolkien, fantasy, Father Christmas, J.R.R. Tolkien, letters, literature, Lord of the Rings, myth, Santa Claus, writing | 17 Comments

On a Picture by Chirico: A Proposal about the Creation of Narnia

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

What sorts of things was C.S. Lewis thinking about as he made the sudden turn to Narnia? When you look at the projects on Lewis’ desk, you would hardly guess that he would turn to a children’s fairy tale. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Lewis Biography | Tagged art, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, Chirico, faerie, fantasy, Fictional Universes, lion the witch and the wardrobe, myth, Narnia, On Writing, Past Watchful Dragons, Poetry, The LeFay Fragment, The Magician's Nephew, Walter Hooper, writing | 72 Comments

A Catalogue of Tolkien Posts

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Tomorrow is J.R.R. Tolkien Reading Day (Mar 25, 2015)! I’m still working out what it is I’m going to read and write about. As I prepare this post–and as you tuck yourselves in to a great book tonight and tomorrow–I … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reviews | Tagged art, Bilbo, Blogging, books, C.S. Lewis, film adaptation, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, trolls | 8 Comments

Podcast Discussion on the Hobbit Film at All About Jack

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I was thrilled to recently record a podcast on The Hobbit film trilogy. William O’Flaherty is producer and host of All About Jack, as well as the energy behind Essential C.S. Lewis, and a guest blogger here on A Pilgrim in Narnia. Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reviews | Tagged art, Bilbo, Blogging, books, C.S. Lewis, film adaptation, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, trolls | 9 Comments

The 7 Least Popular Posts (That I Still Think Were Pretty Good)

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

It’s fun to make “Best of” lists, like my “7 Super Awesome Posts of 2014.” The poison ivy of the WordPress statistics forest, however, is that you also know what posts were almost completely ignored. Some of these least viewed … Continue reading →