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'''Joy Margaret Hill''' ([[1936]]-[[1991]]) became the secretary of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] during the 1960s, working for [[Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]] since her late teens.<ref>{{CG|RG}}, pp. 366-7</ref>
'''Margaret Joy Hill''' ([[1936]]-[[1991]]) became the secretary of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] during the 1960s, working for [[Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]] since her late teens.<ref>{{CG|RG}}, pp. 366-7</ref> In 1968 she discovered in Tolkien's library the poem [[Bilbo's Last Song]] and Tolkien gave it to her as a gift.
 
On 30 November 1969 Joy Hill attended the event "[[An Afternoon in Middle-earth]]", delivering the speech "Coping with a cult". The programme booklet for the event also included an article by Hill on [[Tolkien fandom|fan letters to Tolkien]], in which she writes:
 
"''They come from all over the world; they come in English, French, German and Elvish... they come three posts a day, five days a week; they have been coming for quite some time and they are still coming; no longer just a few a day but an ever-increasing flow [...] The English are cautious in their approach and often begin 'I have hesitated to write and thank you' whereas writers from across the Atlantic are very much bolder. 'Dear darling Professor' wrote one hippy from San Fransisco, 'I have been on a trip to Middle-earth and it is indeed a beautiful place. I must see you'. From Norfolk, Virginia, one letter ended: 'One day I shall corner you on a remote little star and we shall talk'.''"<ref>"[http://www.lotrplaza.com/archives/index.php?Archive=Second%20Age&TID=222668 Birmingham, Beorn, and elfland]" (forum post by geordie, 7 October 2007) at [http://www.lotrplaza.com Lotrplaza.com] (accessed 30 April 2014)</ref>


==Bibliography==
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*[[1990]]: ''Times'' (London), 10 December 1990
*[[1990]]: ''Times'' (London), 10 December 1990
**"Echoes of the Old Ringmaster" (p. 16)
**"Echoes of the Old Ringmaster" (p. 16)
==See Also==
*[[Bilbo's Last Song]]
*''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 287]] to Joy hill (May 1966)
*[[Letter to Joy Hill (5 January 1967)]]
*[[Letter to Joy Hill (June 1969)]]
*''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 292]] to Joy hill (December 1969)
*[[Letter to Joy Hill (28 October 1971)]]
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Joy Hill and J.R.R. Tolkien

Margaret Joy Hill (1936-1991) became the secretary of J.R.R. Tolkien during the 1960s, working for George Allen & Unwin since her late teens.[1] In 1968 she discovered in Tolkien's library the poem Bilbo's Last Song and Tolkien gave it to her as a gift.

On 30 November 1969 Joy Hill attended the event "An Afternoon in Middle-earth", delivering the speech "Coping with a cult". The programme booklet for the event also included an article by Hill on fan letters to Tolkien, in which she writes:

"They come from all over the world; they come in English, French, German and Elvish... they come three posts a day, five days a week; they have been coming for quite some time and they are still coming; no longer just a few a day but an ever-increasing flow [...] The English are cautious in their approach and often begin 'I have hesitated to write and thank you' whereas writers from across the Atlantic are very much bolder. 'Dear darling Professor' wrote one hippy from San Fransisco, 'I have been on a trip to Middle-earth and it is indeed a beautiful place. I must see you'. From Norfolk, Virginia, one letter ended: 'One day I shall corner you on a remote little star and we shall talk'."[2]

Bibliography

Articles

  • 1968: The Bookseller, 3 August 1968
    • "Daily Life of Middle Earth" (p. 374)
  • 1969: An Afternoon in Middle-earth
    • "Daily Life in Middle-earth"
  • 1990: Times (London), 10 December 1990
    • "Echoes of the Old Ringmaster" (p. 16)

See Also

References

  1. Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: II. Reader's Guide, pp. 366-7
  2. "Birmingham, Beorn, and elfland" (forum post by geordie, 7 October 2007) at Lotrplaza.com (accessed 30 April 2014)