Books like Tolkien and C. S. Lewis by Colin Duriez

A biographical study of J.R.R. Tolkien drawn from his personal papers and the memories of friends and family, offering insight into the life behind the legend without critical judgment of his fiction.

A biographical and literary study exploring the intellectual life at Oxford in the 1920s and the subsequent years of Evelyn Waugh’s life, it examines his social milieu and the influences that shaped his work.

"The immense amount of interest in C.S. Lewis, one of the foremost writers and thinkers of the twentieth century and its greatest popularizer of the Christian faith, shows no sign of abating. His inimitable way of combining reasoning and imagination - capturing your mind and taking you into a richer world of thought and experience - is revealed in the great variety of his writings." "This volume lays out in an easy-to-follow encyclopedic format essential information on Lewis's life, relationships and beliefs. The main themes and characters in his work are explored, and many entries are cross-referenced to make it easy to follow through on ideas and subjects that capture your interest." "Whether you wish to know more about Lewis's religious writings or his fictional classics, his close friends or those who found him rather more formidable, this book will prove to be a rich and satisfying source of information."--Jacket.

A revealing biography that pulls from unpublished letters and diaries to chart the friendship, social gatherings, and literary collaboration that formed the Inklings—Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien—at Oxford.