XPost: rec.arts.books.childrens, rec.arts.books.tolkien   
   From: alanandlouise@rochford78.freeserve.co.uk   
      
   "Steve Hayes"  wrote in message   
   news:3ff40c25.83042970@news.saix.net...   
   > On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:06:41 +0000, Jane Lumley   
      
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > >I see Philip Pullman has accepted a CBE.   
   > >   
   > >Is heaven no longer a republic, then?  A monarchy, perhaps?   
   > >   
   > > don't think Milton or Blake would have done the same.....   
   >   
   > Interesting - was such an honour ever offered to authors children's books   
   of   
   > more monarchist leanings, like C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien?   
   >   
   > And if so, did they accept?   
   >   
   > Would it have made them "sirs"?   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > --   
   C S Lewis was not awarded a CBE, but Tolkien was, in 1972.  The award does   
   not make its recipient a knight, but a  Commander of the British Empire.   
      
      
   Alan   
      
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