Tag Archives: Dorothy L. Sayers

The Wade Center Welcomes New Co-Directors Crystal and David Downing (Feature Friday)

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

As I announced before, Drs. Crystal and David Downing have been appointed as Co-Directors of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College. The Wade is the premier North American deposit of archival and library materials for the Inklings and … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, News & Links | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Crystal Downing, david downing, Dorothy L. Sayers, g k chesterton, George MacDonald, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Marion E. Wade Center, owen barfield | 9 Comments

In an Age of Literary Groups, L.M. Montgomery was Alone (L.M. Montgomery Series)

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I first saw the trend with the Oxford Inklings. Out of an informal Nordic literary society in the late 20s where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien first met, the Inklings began gathering in the early 30s. Although C.S. Lewis wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Agatha Christie, Anne of Green Gables, Bloomsbury Set, D.H. Lawrence, Detection Club, Dorothy L. Sayers, E.M. Forster, g k chesterton, Hemingway and Gellhorn, L.M. Montgomery, Midnight in Paris, Paris Expats, Rilla of Ingleside, Smart Set, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf | 52 Comments

Panel on C.S. Lewis’ “The Quest of Bleheris” at the C.S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I am currently working in the Marion E. Wade Center–the premier C.S. Lewis archival research space on the continent and a lovely little spot that houses materials by and about the British authors that are the primary focus on this … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery, News & Links, Original Research | Tagged archival research, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, david downing, Dorothy L. Sayers, g k chesterton, George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, Marion E. Wade Center, owen barfield, research, The Quest of Bleheris, William Morris | 17 Comments

Call for Papers: 2018 C.S. Lewis & Friends Colloquium at Taylor University

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

While I am looking forward to the biennial L.M. Montgomery Conference in June here in PEI, and while ISRLC in Europe is pretty cool (Uppsala, SE) and I can’t wait to get to my next Mythcon (2018 is Atlanta, GA) or … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dorothy L. Sayers, g k chesterton, George MacDonald, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, owen barfield, Ransom Trilogy, The Quest of Bleheris, The Screwtape Letters | 5 Comments

“‘The Name is Against Them’: C.S. Lewis and the Problem of Arthur” by Gabriel Schenk

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

What a delight and relief it is to give something entrusted to your responsibility, out of your hands, step back – and see it prosper. In this case, the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society, which has gone from strength to strength … Continue reading →