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==Reminiscence==
==Reminiscence==


'Priscilla Tolkien, speaking at this year's Oxonmoot, said that the publishing of "Mr Bliss" was a pleasure for her as it brought back memories of having listened to its reading as a child'<ref>  (Joseph Houghton; 'First Impressions of Mr Bliss', [[Amon Hen 59]], Dec.1982)</ref>
{{blockquote|Priscilla Tolkien, speaking at this year's Oxonmoot, said that the publishing of "Mr Bliss" was a pleasure for her as it brought back memories of having listened to its reading as a child|Joseph Houghton, "First Impressions of Mr Bliss" in [[Amon Hen 59]] (December 1982)}}


==Family Tree==
==Family Tree==

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"...It is a long tale..." — Aragorn
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Priscilla in 2005
"So please forgive me, dear Priscilla,
If I pretend you rhyme with pillow!
"
J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters from Father Christmas

Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien (June 18, 1929) is J.R.R. Tolkien's only daughter, the sister of Christopher Tolkien, Michael Tolkien, and John Tolkien. Before retiring she was a social worker.

Priscilla Tolkien is Honorary Vice-President of The Tolkien Society since 1986 and for many years was a host to members of the Society at Oxonmoot.


Bibliography

Books

Articles

  • 1976: Amon Hen 23 (December)
    • "My Father the Artist"
  • 1976: Over 21, December
    • "Priscilla Tolkien Talks to Shirley Lowe" (p. 32)
  • 1977: Amon Hen 29 ([?]November)
    • "Talk Given at the Church House Westminster on 16.9.77 by Priscilla Tolkien" (pp. 4-6)
  • 1978: Mallorn 12
    • "Opinion of Priscilla Tolkien on The Biography" (pp. 5-6)
  • 1992: A Tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien, 3 January 1892-2 September 1973: Centenary. Ed. Rosemary Gray. Pretoria: Unisa Medieval Association.
    • Foreword (pp. vii-x)
  • 1992: The Brown Book (December)
    • "Memories of J.R.R. Tolkien in His Centenary Year" (pp. 12-14)
  • 1992: Oxford Today 5, no.1 (Michaelmas)
    • "News from the North Pole" (pp. 8-9)
  • 1993: Angerthas 34 (July)
    • "J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Tolkien's Stay in Staffordshire 1916, 1917 and 1918" (pp. 4-5)
  • 2004: PN Review 31, no.1 (September-October)
    • "Beginnings and Endings" (pp. 9-10)
  • 2012: The Saga of Hrolf Kraki
    • Foreword

Filmography

Reminiscence

Priscilla Tolkien, speaking at this year's Oxonmoot, said that the publishing of "Mr Bliss" was a pleasure for her as it brought back memories of having listened to its reading as a child
—Joseph Houghton, "First Impressions of Mr Bliss" in Amon Hen 59 (December 1982)

Family Tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Edith Bratt
 
J.R.R. Tolkien
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Tolkien
 
Michael Tolkien
 
Faith Faulconbridge
 
Christopher Tolkien
 
Baillie Tolkien
 
Priscilla Tolkien
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simon Tolkien
 
 
Adam Tolkien
 
Rachel Tolkien

External links

References