The conventional wisdom says that JRR Tolkien didn't much care for his buddy C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia.

Is this true? If so, what was so off-putting about the stories from Tolkien's perspective?

In episode 266, John is joined by Holly Ordway (author of Tolkien's Modern Reading) and David Bates (of Pints With Jack, the C.S. Lewis podcast) to explore these questions and more. Join us!

Originally published on November 22, 2021.

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CONTENTS
- Tolkien's View of Narnia » 2:30
- WHY Did Tolkien Hold This View? » 10:45
- Tolkien's View of Lewis' Space Trilogy » 16:45
- Tolkien's View of His Earlier Works (Hobbit, Roverandom, etc) » 26:45
- Narnia vs. The Wind in the Willows » 34:15
- Tolkien's Fr. Christmas Letters » 41:45
- Tolkien, Lewis, Númenor, and LOTR on Prime » 48:00

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