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==Books==
==Books==
*[[1965]]: ''[[The Book of Kyng Arthur|The Book of Kyng Arthur: The Unity of Malory's Morte Darthur]]''
*[[1965]]: ''[[The Book of Kyng Arthur|The Book of Kyng Arthur: The Unity of Malory's Morte Darthur]]''
*[[1969]]: ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]''
*[[1971]]: ''[[Music Drama in Schools]]''
*[[1976]]: ''[[Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers]]
*[[1976]]: ''[[Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers]]
*[[1976]]: ''[[Tolkien and The Silmarillion]]''
*[[1976]]: ''[[Tolkien and The Silmarillion]]''
*[[1979]]: ''[[From an "Outsider"]]''
*[[1982]]: ''[[Brothers and Friends|Brothers and Friends: The Diaries of Major Warren Hamilton Lewis]]''
*[[1982]]: ''[[Brothers and Friends|Brothers and Friends: The Diaries of Major Warren Hamilton Lewis]]''
*[[1982]]: ''[[The Road to Middle-earth]]''
*[[1982]]: ''[[The Road to Middle-earth]]''
*[[1985]]: ''[[A Path from Rome|A Path from Rome: An Autobiography]]'' by [[Anthony Kenny]]
*[[1985]]: ''[[A Path from Rome|A Path from Rome: An Autobiography]]'' by [[Anthony Kenny]]
*[[1999]]: ''[[George Allen and Unwin: A Remembrancer|George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]''
*[[1999]]: ''[[George Allen and Unwin: A Remembrancer|George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]''
*[[2005]]: ''[[Remembering C.S. Lewis|Remembering C.S. Lewis: Recollections by Those Who Knew Him]]
*[[2008]]: ''[[Tolkien - min vän Ronald och hans världar]]'' (published in English as ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process]]'' in 2011) by [[Arne Zettersten]]
*[[2008]]: ''[[Tolkien - min vän Ronald och hans världar]]'' (published in English as ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process]]'' in 2011) by [[Arne Zettersten]]
*[[2013]]: ''[[La Conexion Española de J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' by [[José Manuel Ferrández Bru]]
*[[2013]]: ''[[La Conexion Española de J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' by [[José Manuel Ferrández Bru]]
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*[[1973]]: ''The Tablet'', 15 September
*[[1973]]: ''The Tablet'', 15 September
**"[[A Tribute to Tolkien]]" ([[Robert Murray]])
**"[[A Tribute to Tolkien]]" ([[Robert Murray]])
*[[1977]]: [http://www.pford.stjohnsem.edu/ford/cslewis/documents/narnia/lww%2050th%20appreciation.pdf Margaret M. Leyland]
*[[1977]]: [[British Book News (June 1977)|''British Book News'' (June 1977)]]
*[[1977]]: [[British Book News (June 1977)|''British Book News'' (June 1977)]]
**"Remembering Tolkien and Lewis" (Anthony Curtis)
**"Remembering Tolkien and Lewis" (Anthony Curtis)
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*[[1980]]: ''Minas Tirith Evening-Star'' 9, no. 2 (January 1980), pp. 16-17
*[[1980]]: ''Minas Tirith Evening-Star'' 9, no. 2 (January 1980), pp. 16-17
** "[[A Dialogue: Discussion by Humphrey Carpenter, Professor George Sayer and Dr. Clyde S. Kilby|A Dialogue: Discussion by Humphrey Carpenter, Professor George Sayer and Dr. Clyde S. Kilby; recorded Sept. 29, 1979, Wheaton, Illinois]]"
** "[[A Dialogue: Discussion by Humphrey Carpenter, Professor George Sayer and Dr. Clyde S. Kilby|A Dialogue: Discussion by Humphrey Carpenter, Professor George Sayer and Dr. Clyde S. Kilby; recorded Sept. 29, 1979, Wheaton, Illinois]]"
*[[1981]]: **"[http://newspaperarchive.com/ca/manitoba/winnipeg/winnipeg-free-press/1981/04-04/page-35 Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) John Boorman]
*[[1983]]: **"[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/806-The-Inkling-Archives.php The Inklings Archives 2: Facets of Tolkien]
*[[1983]]: **"[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/806-The-Inkling-Archives.php The Inklings Archives 2: Facets of Tolkien]
*[[1983]]: ''New York Times'' (September 4)
*[[1983]]: ''New York Times'' (September 4)
**"[http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/02/11/specials/tolkien-revisited.html Middle Earth Revisited]" [Includes reminiscence by Mr. Ballantine]
**"[http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/02/11/specials/tolkien-revisited.html Middle Earth Revisited]" [Includes reminiscence by Mr. Ballantine]
*[[1987]]: Foreword (by [[Christopher Tolkien]]) to [[The Hobbit (50th Anniversary edition)|''The Hobbit'' 50th Anniversary edition)]]
*[[1987]]: Foreword (by [[Christopher Tolkien]]) to [[The Hobbit (50th Anniversary edition)|''The Hobbit'' 50th Anniversary edition)]]
* [[1988]]:[[Amon Hen 91|''Amon Hen'' 91]]
** “‘Tolkien Reconsidered’: A Talk by Humphrey Carpenter Given at the Cheltenham Literary Festival,”
*[[1989]]: ''BBC Radio 4'', 20 January,  
*[[1989]]: ''BBC Radio 4'', 20 January,  
**Program "To Keep the Memory Green" Humphrey Carpenter looks at the [[Tolkien Society]]
**Program "To Keep the Memory Green" Humphrey Carpenter looks at the [[Tolkien Society]]
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*[[2000]]: ''Theonering.net'', 18 August,
*[[2000]]: ''Theonering.net'', 18 August,
**"[http://archives.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/966250080 Radio New Zealand interviewed Humphrey Carpenter]
**"[http://archives.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/966250080 Radio New Zealand interviewed Humphrey Carpenter]
*[[2001]]: ''The Sunday Times Magazine'', 25 November
** “Our Brief Encounter,” by [[Humphrey Carpenter]]
*[[2001]]: ''Telegraph'', 4 December
*[[2001]]: ''Telegraph'', 4 December
**"[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4726863/We-talked-of-love-death-and-fairy-tales.html  We talked of love, death and fairy tales]" ([[William Cater|Bill Cater]])
**"[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4726863/We-talked-of-love-death-and-fairy-tales.html  We talked of love, death and fairy tales]" ([[William Cater|Bill Cater]])
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*[[2010]]: ''Mallorn'' 50, "The Tolkien Society - the early days" by Charles E. Noad.
*[[2010]]: ''Mallorn'' 50, "The Tolkien Society - the early days" by Charles E. Noad.
*[[2010]]:''festivalartandbooks.com'',
*[[2010]]:''festivalartandbooks.com'',
**"[[http://www.festivalartandbooks.com/journal8kjh/8intsmith.html Interview with Philip Smith]]
**"[http://www.festivalartandbooks.com/journal8kjh/8intsmith.html Interview with Philip Smith]
*[[2010]]: ''Huffington Post'', 26 April
*[[2010]]: ''Huffington Post'', 26 April
**"[[In My Grandfather's Footsteps]]" ([[Simon Tolkien]])
**"[[In My Grandfather's Footsteps]]" ([[Simon Tolkien]])
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*[[2011]]: ''The Independent'', 6 March
*[[2011]]: ''The Independent'', 6 March
**"[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-caradoc-king-amp-philip-pullman-2230477.html How We Met: Caradoc King & Philip Pullman]" (interviews by Adam Jacques)
**"[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-caradoc-king-amp-philip-pullman-2230477.html How We Met: Caradoc King & Philip Pullman]" (interviews by Adam Jacques)
*[[2012]]:''mymiddleearth.com'', 25 March
**"[http://mythgamer.mymiddleearth.com/2012/03/25/meeting-colin-havard-an-inklings-son/ Meeting Colin Havard: An Inkling’s Son]
*[[2012]]: ''[[The Saga of Hrolf Kraki]]''
*[[2012]]: ''[[The Saga of Hrolf Kraki]]''
**Foreword (by [[Priscilla Tolkien]])
**Foreword (by [[Priscilla Tolkien]])
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==Recordings==
==Recordings==
*[[2011]]: ''BBC Radio 4'', 25 November
**"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017c8gp Interview with Robert Hardy]
*[[2012]]: ''The Hobbit, the Musical'', radio programme (London: [[BBC]], [[2012]])
*[[2012]]: ''The Hobbit, the Musical'', radio programme (London: [[BBC]], [[2012]])
**Featuring a recollection by [[Wikipedia:Paul Drayton (composer)|Paul Drayton]] of his and [[Humphrey Carpenter]]'s meeting with Tolkien in [[1967]] to get permission for [[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|''The Hobbit'' (1967 stage adaptation)]].
**Featuring a recollection by [[Wikipedia:Paul Drayton (composer)|Paul Drayton]] of his and [[Humphrey Carpenter]]'s meeting with Tolkien in [[1967]] to get permission for [[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|''The Hobbit'' (1967 stage adaptation)]].
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Recollections by:
Recollections by:
 
*[[2011]]: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-14272863 BBC Radio Oxford's Phil Gayle speaks to Robert Hardy]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z47Qgy_6g4 Douglas Gresham Remembers meeting J.R.R. Tolkien]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z47Qgy_6g4 Douglas Gresham Remembers meeting J.R.R. Tolkien]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34rrfsoQieg Douglas Gresham - Liberty University Convocation]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34rrfsoQieg Douglas Gresham - Liberty University Convocation]

Revision as of 09:46, 1 October 2014

Reminiscences of J.R.R. Tolkien is a page on Tolkien Gateway which collects publications of people recalling their personal experiences of J.R.R. Tolkien. Apart from their literary value, reminiscences might also be useful for scholars researching the life and works of Tolkien.

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References

  1. John D. Rateliff, "Tolkien and the Elephant" dated 7 April 2013, Sacnoth's Scriptorium (accessed 9 April 2013)
  2. Nancy Marie Brown, "Tolkien's Icelandic Trolls" dated 1 August 2012, God of Wednesday (blog) (accessed 2 August 2012)