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On [[2 December]] [[1955]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to Elizabeth Jennings''', Tolkien's childhood friend.<ref name=CG>{{CG|C}}, p. 328</ref><ref name=Marq>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/JRRT/JRRT-series7.shtml|articlename=J.R.R. Tolkien Collection: Other Tolkien Writings, 1911-1976|dated=|website=[http://www.marquette.edu/ Marquette.edu]|accessed=25 May 2013}}</ref> | |||
*'''Subject:''' Tolkien congratulates Jennings on the publication of her poetry book ''A Way of Looking'' and discusses the merits of [[W.H. Auden]]'s ''[[List of books in Tolkien's library#The Shield of Achilles|Shield of Achilles]]'', and mentions the review of both books in ''[[Time and Tide (3 December 1955)|Time and Tide]]''.<ref name=Marq/><ref name=CG/> | *'''Subject:''' Tolkien congratulates Jennings on the publication of her poetry book ''A Way of Looking'' and discusses the merits of [[W.H. Auden]]'s ''[[List of books in Tolkien's library#The Shield of Achilles|Shield of Achilles]]'', and mentions the review of both books in ''[[Time and Tide (3 December 1955)|Time and Tide]]''.<ref name=Marq/><ref name=CG/> | ||
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Revision as of 16:06, 30 May 2014
On 2 December 1955, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Elizabeth Jennings, Tolkien's childhood friend.[1][2]
- Subject: Tolkien congratulates Jennings on the publication of her poetry book A Way of Looking and discusses the merits of W.H. Auden's Shield of Achilles, and mentions the review of both books in Time and Tide.[2][1]
- Publication: The letter is reproduced in The Arts Council Collection of Modern Literary Manuscripts 1963-1972. A description of the letter appeared in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 328
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "J.R.R. Tolkien Collection: Other Tolkien Writings, 1911-1976", Marquette.edu (accessed 25 May 2013)
