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A hobbit, a wardrobe, and a great war : how J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis rediscovered faith, friendship, and heroism in the cataclysm of 1914-1918 Cover Image Book Book

A hobbit, a wardrobe, and a great war : how J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis rediscovered faith, friendship, and heroism in the cataclysm of 1914-1918 / Joseph Loconte.

Loconte, Joe, 1961- (author.). Loconte, Joe, 1961- (Added Author).

Summary:

"The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis"--Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780718021764
  • ISBN: 0718021762
  • Physical Description: xix, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The funeral of a great myth -- The last battle -- In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit -- The lion, the witch, and the war -- The land of shadow -- That hideous strength -- Conclusion: The Return of the King.

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Subject: Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 > Religion.
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 > Criticism and interpretation.
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 > Religion.
World War, 1914-1918.
Literature and society > England > History > 20th century.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Adams County Library System.

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