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Henry Victor Dyson Dyson (7 April 1896 – 6 June 1975), generally known as Hugo Dyson and who signed his writings H. V. D. Dyson, was an English academic and a member of the Inklings literary group.
Oct 27, 2023 · Hugo Victor Dyson Dyson was a fellow Inkling with J.R.R. Tolkien. He helped Tolkien persuade C.S. Lewis to (active) Christianity. He much preferred talk to readings...
Henry Victor Dyson Dyson (1896 – 1975), generally known as Hugo Dyson, and who signed his writings as H. V. D. Dyson, was an English academic and a member of the Inklings literary circle. He was a committed Christian, who together with J.R.R. Tolkien he helped persuade C.S. Lewis to convert to...
May 14, 2023 · Hugo Dyson, for example, did not enjoy listening to Tolkien read aloud from his The Lord of the Rings trilogy – and made his feelings known. During one reading, Dyson famously cried, “not another f***ing elf!” during one of Tolkien’s readings.
It was Hugo Dyson, along with J.R.R. Tolkien, who had a long talk with C.S. Lewis in September 1931 about the “Dying God” myth, a talk which lasted well into the night and paved way for Lewis’s own conversion. Dyson was better known for his brilliant wit and his ebullient spirits than for his scholarly output.
Dec 14, 2012 · According to J. R. R. Tolkien’s son, Christopher, Hugo Dyson (1896-1975) had quite enough, thank you, even though the lesser-known Oxford don was considered the most fun-loving of the Inklings. As another newly-written passage of The Lord of the Rings was read aloud by its author, Dyson.
Hugo Dyson is best known for a midnight conversation with C.S. Lewis on the night of Saturday, September 19, 1931, and early Sunday morning until 4 a.m. While Dyson probably was no cataract of nonsense that evening, we can be certain that he had a lot to say. J.R.R. Tolkien was with them, and the
Henry Victor Dyson Dyson (7 April 1896 – 6 June 1975), generally known as Hugo Dyson and who signed his writings H. V. D. Dyson, was an English academic and a member of the Inklings literary group.
