Duriez, Colin

The Inklings were an influential array of literary figures. Meeting in pubs or college rooms, they included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield, and Charles Williams.

Chronicles the life and writing career of author J.R.R. Tolkien, examining his childhood as an orphan and the research that went into writing the "Lord of the Rings" books.

Chronicles the friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, discussing how the men influenced each other's life, beliefs, and writing.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on the key characters, events, and places in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings".