A Well of Wonder
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A Well of Wonder
| Full title | A Well of Wonder: Essays on C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Inklings |
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| Author | Clyde S. Kilby |
| Published | 2016 |
| Pages | 348 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Clyde Kilby knew the Inklings personally — he worked with Tolkien on the Silmarillion papers and corresponded with Lewis — and this posthumous collection gathers the essays he wrote about them over a career. |
Where I heard about it
- @TolkienWonder — recommended it on X (October 2025), photographing the book on a shelf of Tolkien first editions and quoting Kilby: “He told me he had many times been given a story as an answer to prayer.”
Connections
- C.S. Lewis — one of the two subjects, and Kilby’s correspondent.
- J.R.R. Tolkien — the other subject; Kilby worked alongside him on the unfinished Silmarillion.
- Religion — the thread Kilby says every conversation at Tolkien’s house eventually found.
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.