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Read the first chapter of the novel Looking for the King by David C. Downing. If you like what you’re reading, visit the novel’s page to learn more or order! Chapter 1 Glastonbury, England Mid-April 1940 “Here lies buried the renowned King Arthur with his wife, Guinevere.” Tom McCord studied… Read more »
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Good Catastrophes and Renewing Catholic Literature
by Holly Ordway
January 9, 2015 8:00 am 8 Comments
Eucatastrophe: in a word, this is what we need today, for a renewed, vibrant, and compelling Catholic literature. The word, coined by J.R.R. Tolkien in his great essay “On Fairy-stories,” means “the good catastrophe”: the unexpected happy ending, the turn from sorrow to joy. Tolkien’s own great work The… Read more »
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It is 1940, and American Tom McCord, a 23-year-old aspiring doctoral candidate, is in England researching the historical evidence for the legendary King Arthur. There he meets perky and intuitive Laura Hartman, a fellow American staying with her aunt in Oxford, and the two of them team up for an… Read more »