Letter 265

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 265
Recipient	David Kolb, S.J.
Date	November 11, 1964
Subject(s)	Tolkien’s dislike of some of C.S. Lewis’s works

Letter 265 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Summary

Tolkien said that Narnia and all that part of C.S. Lewis’s work remained outside the range of his sympathy, as much of his work was for Lewis. Tolkien called Lewis’s Letters to Malcolm distressing and horrifying.