Tag Archives: manuscripts

The C.S. Lewis Studies Series: Where It’s Going and How You Can Contribute

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Hello fair pilgrims! I wanted to pause for a bit and talk about the “C.S. Lewis Studies Series” here at A Pilgrim in Narnia. Quite honestly, although I had sketched out a “5 Books” series (you can see me testing … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 Books Series, Lewis Biography, Original Research, Reviews, The C.S. Lewis Studies Series | Tagged archival research, C.S. Lewis, manuscripts, Michael Ward, Reading, scholarship, Walter Hooper | 15 Comments

Harry Potter at Home and at the British Library Online

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I talked about some Audible learning resources –including “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Stephen Fry in English, but also in many other languages–and how J.K. Rowling opened up copyright restrictions for teachers and parents to help … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links | Tagged art, books, British Library, fantasy, Fictional Universes, folklore, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, magic, manuscripts, Medieval Cosmology, writing | 11 Comments

Travels in Time: An Update from the UK

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

As I write this the English countryside is passing quickly by. I am on a train, which is a rare experience for a non-urban Canadian. Taking the train through England is like moving briskly in and out of time. Clay-roofed … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research | Tagged Bodleian, Chester, Glasgow, Harry Potter, ISRLC, London, manuscripts, Oxford, Prince Edward Island, The Quest of Bleheris | 14 Comments

Photographic Plates of C.S. Lewis’ Manuscripts and Letters

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

A reader suggested I add to my collection of previously unpublished C.S. Lewis manuscripts (“The Lost-But-Found Works of C.S. Lewis“) by providing a list of manuscripts that show up in photographic plates in books and journals. I know that most of … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Original Research | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, manuscript history, manuscripts, Marion E. Wade Center, Narnia, unpublished manuscript | 42 Comments

C.S. Lewis Manuscript Collections and Reading Rooms

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Whether you are new to C.S. Lewis and the Inklings or a long time reader, there are some resources spaces available that can augment your reading project. Researchers and biographers have learned to find the C.S. Lewis manuscript collections, but there … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reflections | Tagged archive, Bodleian Library, books, C.S. Lewis, library, literature, manuscript history, manuscripts, Marion E. Wade Center, Oxford, research, writing | 32 Comments

A Guide to Doing C.S. Lewis Research at the Bodleian: From One Who Started Badly

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I wrote here of the hectic chaos of arriving at the Bodleian. It was a combination of my unforeseen lack of preparation, and the fact that the Bodleian is under renovation. My hope is to provide a little detail about … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections | Tagged academic, Bodleian Library, C.S. Lewis, manuscripts, marion, Oxford, research, travel, unpublished manuscript | 30 Comments

My First Hour at the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I arrive early to the Bodleian library in Oxford, very nervous and quite intimidated. The attached quadrant has named each of its doorways in Latin: Schola Grammaticae et Historiae and Schola Naturalis Philosophiae. I have to go to the Clarendon … Continue reading →