Tolkien & Lewis - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Merendis · 03-30-2002, 05:25 PM

I know that Lewis and Tolkien were good friends and also that Tolkien looked over and criticized (constructive of course) Lewis's drafts, but did Lewis do the same for Tolkien? I know he previously read his works:
"Those who would like to learn further about Numinor and the True West must (alas!) await the publication of much that still exists only in the MSS. of my friend, Professor J. R. R. Tolkien"
~C.S. Lewis Magdalen College, Oxford
Christmas Eve, 1943

But is there evidence these two helped each other out, swapped books, commented and swapped back? Just curious!

Also, it seem Lewis had a very high opinion of his friend, Dr. Ransom is a wonderful character!

03-30-2002, 05:25 PM	#1
Merendis Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: An hour from Eden and the Stairway to Hell Posts: 45	Tolkien & Lewis I know that Lewis and Tolkien were good friends and also that Tolkien looked over and criticized (constructive of course) Lewis's drafts, but did Lewis do the same for Tolkien? I know he previously read his works: "Those who would like to learn further about Numinor and the True West must (alas!) await the publication of much that still exists only in the MSS. of my friend, Professor J. R. R. Tolkien" ~C.S. Lewis Magdalen College, Oxford Christmas Eve, 1943 But is there evidence these two helped each other out, swapped books, commented and swapped back? Just curious! Also, it seem Lewis had a very high opinion of his friend, Dr. Ransom is a wonderful character! __________________ Merendis Mthe Mmariner's Mwife Riding one day in the forest of the Westlands he saw a woman, whose dark hair flowed in the wind, and about her was a green cloak...and he knew her for Erendis...then suddenly he knew in himself the love that he bore her, and he felt the emptiness of his days.