inklings

Hoping to repeat Peter Jackson’s stunning success with Lord of the Rings, Amazon Prime will soon air the “Rings of Power” also derived from J.R.R. Tolkien. Whether Prime subscribers enjoy the series is yet to be seen, but Tolkien fans worldwide already greet it with cynical derision. And they...

I remember reading once that Tolkien's first comment after hearing his fellow Inklings read their works would be something like "There's something to that" or conversely, "I don't think there's something to that." I'm writing a thesis and if I'm remembering this correctly, I'd like to cite a...

Having just re-read John Garth's 2003 "Tolkien and the Great War", I got to thinking about the various authors who have written about JRRT. Humphrey Carpenter is unique in more than one way. He is the official biographer, he wrote (or edited) three books about quite different aspects of JRRT's...

I went last year to an exhibition in Oxford (UK) of Tolkien artefacts including original maps and drawings. There was a catalogue book (which I've just finished reading) for the exhibition which includes a few essays by Tolkien experts, including one by John Garth about The Inklings, the club...