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On [[14 December]] [[1970]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to [[W.A.R. Hadley]]'''.<ref name=TL>{{webcite|author=[[Pieter Collier]]|articleurl=http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/CLP0166.htm|articlename=#CLP0166 - J.R.R. Tolkien Airmail Family letter of 14 December 1970 and photograph|dated=|website=TL|accessed=19 March 2012}}</ref> | |||
*'''Subject:''' Christmas letter with updates on the Tolkien family happenings of 1970. | *'''Subject:''' Christmas letter with updates on the Tolkien family happenings of 1970. | ||
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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
The letter | The letter includes references to:<ref name=TL/> | ||
*The death of [[Hilary Tolkien]]'s wife Magdalen on 5 April | *The death of [[Hilary Tolkien]]'s wife Magdalen on 5 April | ||
*Her requiem and burial perfomed by [[Edith Tolkien|Edith]] and Ronald's son [[John Tolkien|John]] | *Her requiem and burial perfomed by [[Edith Tolkien|Edith]] and Ronald's son [[John Tolkien|John]] | ||
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*A happy summer visit from "[[Dorothy Wood|Ding]]" — "an amazing person" | *A happy summer visit from "[[Dorothy Wood|Ding]]" — "an amazing person" | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Letters]] | [[Category:Letters|Hadley, W.A.R.]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:34, 12 May 2017
On 14 December 1970, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to W.A.R. Hadley.[1]
- Subject: Christmas letter with updates on the Tolkien family happenings of 1970.
- Publication: None.
Contents[edit | edit source]
The letter includes references to:[1]
- The death of Hilary Tolkien's wife Magdalen on 5 April
- Her requiem and burial perfomed by Edith and Ronald's son John
- Hilary's son Gabriel, wife and children moving from Wesham to live with him
- Edith's March fall and resultant injuries
- Pending visits from son John and daughter Priscilla
- The "Canadian daughter-in-law" Baillie in Winnipeg
- Ronald's 1968 "accident" and their move to Poole
- Canada's "troubles" in 1970
- Ronald's desire to visit Canada and South Africa
- A happy summer visit from "Ding" — "an amazing person"
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pieter Collier, "#CLP0166 - J.R.R. Tolkien Airmail Family letter of 14 December 1970 and photograph", Tolkien Library (accessed 19 March 2012)
