I got out from behind my writing desk today to go and see the Magical Books Exhibition at The Bodleian Library, Oxford. On display were some of the original manuscripts from a number of writers who have inspired my own writing ; Tolkien, C.S Lewis, Alan Garner and Susan Cooper.
I would urge anyone with an interest to go and see the exhibition before it finishes.
J.P.R
The Bodleian's summer exhibition takes as its theme the work of some of the foremost modern exponents of children's fantasy literature, members of the group of writers informally known as the 'Oxford School': C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Susan Cooper, Alan Garner and Philip Pullman. From its unique holdings of these authors' papers, the Library will display a selection of Tolkien's original artwork for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings; C.S. Lewis’s 'Lefay notebook' and his map of Narnia, and manuscripts of novels and poems by Alan Garner, Philip Pullman and Susan Cooper. Also featured in the exhibition will be some of the books and manuscripts that contain the myths, legends, and magical practices on which these Oxford-educated authors freely drew for inspiration. This historic material is housed in the Bodleian where the Library scenes in the Harry Potter films were shot. - See more at: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/whats-on/upcoming-events/2013/may/magical-books#sthash.jJ9eW1va.dpuf
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