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On [[26 December]] [[1971]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to [[Joy Hill]]'''.<ref name=CG>{{CG|C}}, p. 758</ref> | |||
*'''Subject:''' Tolkien writes that he wore a gift from Joy on Christmas Day "with dazzling effect". He signs the letter "J.R.R.T" and notes that his contemporaries used to write his initials as "JR<sup>2</sup>T" and pronounce them "to rhyme with ''dirt''".<ref name=CG/> | *'''Subject:''' Tolkien writes that he wore a gift from Joy on Christmas Day "with dazzling effect". He signs the letter "J.R.R.T" and notes that his contemporaries used to write his initials as "JR<sup>2</sup>T" and pronounce them "to rhyme with ''dirt''".<ref name=CG/> | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 30 May 2014
On 26 December 1971, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Joy Hill.[1]
- Subject: Tolkien writes that he wore a gift from Joy on Christmas Day "with dazzling effect". He signs the letter "J.R.R.T" and notes that his contemporaries used to write his initials as "JR2T" and pronounce them "to rhyme with dirt".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 758
