Tag Archives: L.M. Montgomery

Emily of New Moon Round Table with E. Holly Pike, Kate Sutherland, and Brenton Dickieson (which is me!), Sat, Sept 25th, 2pm Eastern (Conversations about L.M. Montgomery Series)

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

I am pleased to announce that I am part of a “Round Table” conversation on L.M. Montgomery’s novel, Emily of New Moon. While it is not always my favourite work of Montgomery’s in terms of sheer readerly relexation, it is by … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Benjamin Lefebvre, Emily Climbs, Emily of New Moon, L.M. Montgomery, L.M. Montgomery and Gender | 2 Comments

Three Online C.S. Lewis Events (Katherine Langrish on Narnia, Michael Ward on the Abolition of Man, Anthony Lawton’s The Great Divorce) + Bonus Events: Mythcon, the Tolkien Society, L.M. Montgomery Reading Events

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Mythmoot VIII (Jun 24-27) I shared last week about Mythmoot VIII, coming next weekend (June 24-27–a hybrid online/local event). I am busily working on my keynote speech and I hope I will see you there. But I wanted to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged After Humanity, Anthony Lawton, C.S. Lewis, Katherine Langrish, L.M. Montgomery, Michael Ward, Mythcon, Mythmoot, Narnia, The Abolition of Man, The Great Divorce, the Tolkien Society | 6 Comments

5 Affordable Ways to Purchase Digital Books By and About C.S. Lewis

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

It is true for me that there is no pleasure quite like pulling a book off the shelf, flipping to the first page, and wandering into a new world of ideas or imagination. Whether this is a new adventure or … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, Mere Christianity, Narnia, On the Reading of Old Books, Reading, The Inklings, Ursula K. Le Guin | 9 Comments

“The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery” and the Critical Virtue and Vice of Editors

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

One of the earlier biographers of C.S. Lewis, Chad Walsh once said that although Lewis was not a poet of greatness, he was (and remains) an interesting poet. This observation is relevant for many of the early-to-mid-20th century authors I … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Benjamin Lefebvre, C.S. Lewis, Canadian literature, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, literature, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Poetry, T.S. Eliot, The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Waste Land, The Watchman and Other Poems | 26 Comments

The Other Reasons I Became a C.S. Lewis Scholar

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

An intriguing, fun, and occasionally perverse part of being a scholar in areas where there is a lively fandom is that I am often asked to tell my “encounter” story. This can be a bit strange in that in the … Continue reading →