tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post9010425654505081115..comments2024-03-27T21:39:23.192-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Hillard's MIRKWOOD (spoilers)John D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-84793277818466516562011-08-03T09:16:03.890-07:002011-08-03T09:16:03.890-07:00I was fascinated by the concept of a book written ...I was fascinated by the concept of a book written concerning the after events of the Third and Fourth Ages as the Elves fade, Dwarves delve and Men ascend and recorded history begins. Something we are all fascinated by as we come to the end of Tolkien's works. So I bought the book, presumably before all known copies get destroyed and began reading. Slogging through the thick narrative at the beginning proved to be difficult, but I let it go. I get to page 41, and the Inklings are having a meeting. (Presumably) Tolkien speaks up and says, "Don't be foolish Ian. I can change. Why Jack (C.S. Lewis) has even brought me around to a Christian point of view..." <br /><br />Unbelievable, I thought. It was Tolkien who brought Lewis to a more "Christian point of view." Anyhow, if that is truly the mistake the author made, it is inexcusable. It is a well-known fact. Not sure if I will finish at this point.ZRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231111211861038480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-58191621254576160052011-03-12T09:15:20.164-08:002011-03-12T09:15:20.164-08:00Inklings who came to America: R.B. McCallum spent ...Inklings who came to America: R.B. McCallum spent a year doing grad work at Princeton in the early 1920s. John Wain first visited in 1957. C.L. Wrenn probably crossed the Atlantic, too.David Bratmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090662884600828582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-53178977561852146122011-03-11T23:30:15.139-08:002011-03-11T23:30:15.139-08:00This falls squarely in the category of "I rea...This falls squarely in the category of "I read it so you don't have to." Thank you.David Bratmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090662884600828582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-52101232065039859612011-03-11T01:47:33.360-08:002011-03-11T01:47:33.360-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371496331688708014noreply@blogger.com