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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]]'''. | |||
*''' | *'''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> | |||
*'''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]]''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 18 March 2024
On 8 August 1904, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Father Francis Morgan.
- 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.[1]
- Publication: An excerpt of the letter was published in The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: Drawings and Original Manuscripts from the Marquette University Collection.[1] The full letter in colour was published in Beyond Bree, October 2020 issue, together with a commentary by Denis Bridoux.[2]
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
- ↑ 1.0 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)
- ↑ "Tolkien's 1904 Rebus letter to Father Morgan", Tolkien Collector's Guide (accessed 29 October 2020)
