Tag Archives: Sherlock Holmes

C.S. Lewis’ Christmas Sermon for Pagans in the Strand

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Brenton Dickieson

I have spoken often enough of literary Providence: from time to time, the book we really need falls from the shelf, lands in our mailbox, or gets handed to us by a friend (or enemy) just when we need it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes, News & Links, Original Research | Tagged advent, archival research, archive, books, C.S. Lewis, Christmas, Christmas Sermon for Pagans, literature, research, Sherlock Holmes, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Strand Magazine | 16 Comments

The Literary Life in Dorothy L. Sayers’ Murder Mystery, Whose Body? (1923)

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Dorothy L. Sayers has fallen into my life–and I into hers–because of my gloriously irresponsible definition of the Inklings. With a lifelong interest in J.R.R. Tolkien, and a growing curiosity about C.S. Lewis, I was thrilled to discover an entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Agatha Christie, BBC, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dorothy L. Sayers, g k chesterton, George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord Peter Wimsey, Sherlock Holmes, The Inklings, The Man Born to be King, The Mind of the Maker, Whose Body? | 28 Comments

An Essential Reading List from C.S. Lewis: An Experiment on An Experiment in Criticism (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

At A Pilgrim in Narnia we have an occasional feature called “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Original Research, Throwback Thursdays | Tagged An Experiment in Criticism, books, C.S. Lewis, canon, Deconstructionism, George R.R. Martin, literary criticism, literary history, Margaret Atwood, Marilynne Robinson, Narnia, Reader Response Criticism, Reading, Sherlock Holmes, The Western Canon, writing | 46 Comments

A Room of His Own: A Literary-Cultural Study of Victorian Clubland by Barbara J. Black (Goodreads Review)

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

A Room of His Own: A Literary-Cultural Study of Victorian Clubland by Barbara J. Black My rating: 4 of 5 stars There is a lot about the Victorian age that I am either missing or that has been warped in … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged A Room of His Own, A Room of One's Own, Clubland, London, Sherlock Holmes, The Bloomsbury Set, the Detection Club, The Inklings, the Mutual Admiration Society, the Paris Expats, Victorian Era, Virginia Woolf | 87 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Christmas Sermon for Pagans (Friday Feature)

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

I have spoken often enough of literary Providence: from time to time the book we really need falls from the shelf, lands in our mailbox, or gets handed to us by a friend (or enemy) at the very best time. … Continue reading →