2022 On Fairy-Stories (James Majewski)

Release Date: 2020.10
Readers: James Majewski
Language: English
Organisation: Catholic Culture Audiobooks
ISBN: n/a
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes
Unabridged: Yes
Country: USA
Licenced: No
Formats: Digital

The Catholic Culture Audiobooks production of On Fairy-stories was released as a podcast episode by CatholicCulture.org in October 2020. Narrated by James T. Majewski (a professionally trained voice actor and philosopher) the reading covers the full main text of the essay. However, it excludes the extensive footnotes and endnotes found in the printed version to maintain the flow of the spoken word. Majewski’s reading is often praised for its “measured pace,” which makes the dense academic prose easier to digest.

It was released alongside an interview with the narrator where he discusses the “Eucatastrophic” nature of Tolkien’s work as a reflection of Christian hope. It is provided for free as part of the Catholic Culture Podcast feed, making it one of the most accessible high-quality versions of the text available online.