Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: J.R.R. Tolkien

  • The Medical Inkling: R.E. Havard, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien

    Sarah O’DellIrvine, California, United States In a smoky back corner of an Oxford pub and the book-filled rooms of Magdalen College, the celebrated writing group known as the “Inklings” gathered, debated, and laughed throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Their literary impact has been tremendous, in part because of the incredible success of their two most prolific…