Roger Lancelyn Green, (1918-1987), was without a doubt a very accomplished author. Like many of his fellow Inklings he dabbled in public speaking and attempted a few biographies, but his true passion was in fiction. His inspiration had always come from the works of Lewis Carroll, but would also come from his professor and mentor C.S.Lewis. During his life prior to his authorship he had a professional acting career (1942-1945), which was followed by a career with the William Nobel Research Committee (1945-1950) and then took up a seat in the Council of the University of Liverpool (1950-1952). During his short time with the Inklings, which followed the same timeline as his brief acting career, he published only one work, but learnt a great deal and gained plenty of inspiration for down-the-road. The only piece of literature he produced early in his life was during his occupation as a member of the William Nobel Research Committee. It was then that he assisted Edmund Ward in the composition of The Singing Rose and Other Poems. Only a year after leaving the Council of the University he began publishing again. This time he began to churn out books one after another, sometimes as many as three in one year. Several of his books are retellings of ancient Camelot, Robin Hood, and other famous characters, lore and history. A few are completely his own such as The Book of Nonsense, The Beaver Book of Other Worlds and The Land of the Lord High Tiger, which is said to be a marvelous continuation of fables from Narnia.Other Works:
The Singing Rose and other poems (Edmund Ward 1947)
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956)
The Book of Nonsense (1956)
Two Satyr Plays: Euripides' Cyclops and Sophocles' Ichneutai (1957)
The Land of the Lord High Tiger (1958)
Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors (1958)
The Tale of Troy: Retold from the Ancient Authors (1958)
Mystery at Mycenae: An adventure story of ancient Greece (A wonderful world book) (1959)
Myths of the Norsemen: Retold from the Old Norse Poems and Tales (1960)
A Century of Humorous Verse 1850-1950 - Everyman's library (J. M. Dent & Sons 1959)
The Saga of Asgard: Retold from the Old Norse Poems and Tales (Puffin Books 1960)
The Luck of Troy (1961)
Authors & Places: A Literary Pilgrimage (1963)
Tellers of tales : British authors of children’s books from 1800 to 1964 (1965)
Tales the Muses told; ancient Greek myths (1965)
Tales from Shakespeare (Atheneum 1965)
Tales of Ancient Egypt (1967)
Ancient Greece (John Day Co. 1969)
A cavalcade of dragons (H. Z. Walck 1970)
A cavalcade of magicians (H. Z. Walck 1973)
Tale of Thebes (Cambridge University Press 1977)
The Beaver Book Of Other Worlds (1978)
Absolute Astronomy. 29 April 2010. http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Roger_Lancelyn_Green
