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'''Father Francis Morgan 8 August 1904''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Father [[Francis Xavier Morgan]], composed on [[August 8]]th, [[1904]].
[[File:Father Francis Morgan 8 August 1904.jpg|First page of the letter|thumb]]


*'''Comment:''' The letter, a "remarkable code letter" written by the 12-year-old Tolkien, is kept at the [[Bodleian Library]] in [[Oxford]], and ends with the limerick seen below.<ref>"The AB Language Lives" by [[Arne Zettersten]] in ''[[The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien|The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: Drawings and Original Manuscripts from the Marquette University Collection]]'' (2004)</ref>
On [[8 August]] [[1904]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|a letter]] to [[Francis Xavier Morgan|Father Francis Morgan]]'''.
*'''Authenticity''': High
 
*'''Publication:''' An excerpt of the letter was published in .
*'''Description:''' The letter, a "remarkable code letter" written by the 12-year-old Tolkien, is kept at the [[Bodleian Library]] in [[Oxford]], and ends with the limerick seen below.<ref name=AB>"The AB Language Lives" by [[Arne Zettersten]] in ''[[The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien|The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: Drawings and Original Manuscripts from the Marquette University Collection]]'' (2004)</ref>
*'''Publication:''' An excerpt of the letter was published in ''[[The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien|The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: Drawings and Original Manuscripts from the Marquette University Collection]]''.<ref name=AB/> The full letter in colour was published in ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', October 2020 issue, together with a commentary by Denis Bridoux.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=27591|articlename=Tolkien's 1904 Rebus letter to Father Morgan|dated=|website=Guide|accessed=29 October 2020}}</ref>


==Excerpt==
==Excerpt==
<br>
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
''There was an old priest named Francis'' <br>
There was an old priest named Francis
''Who was so fond of "cheefongy" dances'' <br>
Who was so fond of "cheefongy" dances
''That he sat up too late'' <br>
That he sat up too late
''And worried his pate'' <br>
And worried his pate
''Arranging these Frenchified Prances'' <br>
Arranging these Frenchified Prances
<br>
</poem>
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[[Category:Letters|Morgan, Francis]]

Latest revision as of 08:31, 18 March 2024

First page of the letter

On 8 August 1904, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Father Francis Morgan.

Excerpt[edit | edit source]

There was an old priest named Francis
Who was so fond of "cheefongy" dances
That he sat up too late
And worried his pate
Arranging these Frenchified Prances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The AB Language Lives" by Arne Zettersten in The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: Drawings and Original Manuscripts from the Marquette University Collection (2004)
  2. ↑ "Tolkien's 1904 Rebus letter to Father Morgan", Tolkien Collector's Guide (accessed 29 October 2020)
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