Rayner Unwin: Difference between revisions

From Tolkien Gateway
m (Bot: European Date Format - 23 November)
m (add. iw fi)
(4 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:Rayner Unwin.gif|thumb|Rayner Unwin]]
[[Image:Rayner Unwin.gif|thumb|Rayner Unwin]]
'''Rayner Stephens Unwin''' ([[1926]] – [[23 November|November 23]], [[2000]]) reviewed [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' at age 10 and without his praise of the book it might have never been published. His father was [[Stanley Unwin]], co-founder of [[Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]]. In [[1968]], Rayner Unwin followed in his father's footsteps as chairman of the publishing firm. He retired in 1985 and passed away in 2000.
'''Rayner Stephens Unwin''' ([[23 December]], [[1925]] – [[23 November]], [[2000]]) reviewed [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' at age 10 and without his praise of the book it might have never been published. His father was Sir [[Stanley Unwin]], co-founder of [[Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]]. In [[1968]], Rayner Unwin followed in his father's footsteps as chairman of the publishing firm. He retired in 1985 and passed away in 2000.


==Bibliography, selected==
==Bibliography, selected==
Line 13: Line 13:
*[[1936]]: [Manuscript]
*[[1936]]: [Manuscript]
**"[[Report on the Hobbit]]"
**"[[Report on the Hobbit]]"
*[[1982]]: The Sunday Times Magazine (September 19th, 1982)
*[[1982]]: [[The Sunday Times Magazine 19 September 1982|''The Sunday Times Magazine'' 19 September]]
**"[[The Return of Tolkien]]" [interview]
**"The Return of Tolkien" [interview]
*[[1987]]: ''[[Science Fiction Chronicle 8]]''
*[[1987]]: ''[[Science Fiction Chronicle 8]]''
**"The Hobbit 50th Anniversary"
**"The Hobbit 50th Anniversary"
*[[1992]]: [[Mallorn 29|''Mallorn'' 29]]
**"Publishing Tolkien"
*[[1993]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography]]''
*[[1993]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography]]''
**"Foreword"
**"Foreword"
Line 36: Line 38:


[[de:Rayner Unwin]]
[[de:Rayner Unwin]]
[[fi:Rayner Unwin]]

Revision as of 07:12, 23 April 2013

Rayner Unwin

Rayner Stephens Unwin (23 December, 192523 November, 2000) reviewed J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit at age 10 and without his praise of the book it might have never been published. His father was Sir Stanley Unwin, co-founder of George Allen & Unwin. In 1968, Rayner Unwin followed in his father's footsteps as chairman of the publishing firm. He retired in 1985 and passed away in 2000.

Bibliography, selected

Books

Articles

External links