The events which shaped Lewis and Tolkien (I was thinking in particular of Tolkien's experiences in WWI) did take place 91 years ago.

Lewis and Tolkien lived through the suffragette movement, through the creation of women's colleges at Oxford, and through the enormous social changes of the 1920s and 1930s. They were at some pains to acknowledge none of the above.

I like thetruth.

know what really smells AWESOME - Marks-a-Lots. mmmmmmm. Give me some paint fumes, Marks-a-Lots, and some gasoline and I'm a happy braincell killing girl.

CS Lewis was almost exactly a contemporary of Edna St. Vincent Millay -- she was 5 years older or so.

That Hideous Strength, published in 1945, explicitly describes birth control as a tool of Satan.

That Hideous Strength, published in 1945, explicitly describes birth control as a tool of Satan.

And yet, for some, it is an obvious Act of God.

"Narnia" is Natter Discussion 412, right? 480 maybe? Something in the fours...

Specifically, #418, Narnia and Lewis' Depiction of Susan

Not that I mind it. It's a rewarding conversation every time, and mildly reassuring that it returns like the swallows to Capistrano.

Wishing all kinds of good health and good fortune for Jeff Mejia. JZ gave me the lowdown on his condition, and it's pretty dangerous.

Things that smell good: band-aids.

Things that smell bad: old motor oil.

People Who Look Cool Smoking: Jesse.

People Who Make Me Happy With Their Quitting: Jesse, Cindy, vw, Emily, Aimee...

CS Lewis was almost exactly a contemporary of Edna St. Vincent Millay -- she was 5 years older or so.

Didn't she live in America? Did she write about being denied pints and pipes with old dons at Oxford?

That Hideous Strength, published in 1945, explicitly describes birth control as a tool of Satan.

Wasn't Lewis a Catholic?

Didn't she live in America?

Yes.

Did she write about being denied pints and pipes with old dons at Oxford?

No idea.

Wasn't Lewis a Catholic?

No, he was Anglican.