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==January== | ==January== | ||
* '''[[1 January|1]]''' - In a series of lectures aimed at children, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] [[Lecture on Dragons|lectures on ''Dragons'']] in the [[University of Oxford|University]] Museum. | * '''[[1 January|1]]''' - In a series of lectures aimed at children, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] [[Lecture on Dragons|lectures on ''Dragons'']] in the [[University of Oxford|University]] Museum. | ||
* '''[[January | * '''[[8 January|8]]''' - [[Michael Graham Cox]], who would voice [[Boromir]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]] and [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|the 1981 radio series]], is born. | ||
* '''[[January | * '''[[10 January|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] goes to London to rehearse his talk at the BBC, [[14 January|four days later]]. | ||
* '''[[January | * '''[[14 January|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] gives a talk about ''Anglo-Saxon Verse'' on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[February | * '''[[1 February|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 21]]. | ||
* '''[[February | * '''[[4 February|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 22]]. | ||
* '''[[February | * '''[[14 February|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] gives an invitational speech at the Lovelace Society, the essay club of Worcester College, [[Oxford]]. He reads them ''The Legend of Worming Hall'', a story that would become ''[[Farmer Giles of Ham]]''. [[Norman Power]] is present at the speech. | ||
* '''[[February | * '''[[17 February|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 23]]. | ||
* '''[[February | * '''[[18 February|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 24]]. | ||
* '''[[February | * '''[[20 February|20]]''' - In response to an article in ''The Observer'' of [[16 January|January 16]], a [[Letter 25|letter]] by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is published, explaining the name and inception of the intriguing hero, which would, according to the ''Observer'', ''"save many research students so very much trouble in the generations to come."'' | ||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[March | * '''[[4 March|4]]''' - Tolkien writes [[Letter 26]]. | ||
* '''[[March | * '''[[26 March|26]]''' - "[[There's magic in The Hobbit]]", [[Houghton Mifflin]]'s advertisement for ''[[The Hobbit]]'', is printed in ''Publishers Weekly''. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[June | * '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 28]]. | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''[[July 24|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 31]]. | * '''[[21 July|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to A.F. Colborn (21 July 1938)|a letter to A.F. Colborn]]. | ||
* '''[[July | * '''[[24 July|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 31]]. | ||
* '''[[July | * '''[[25 July|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 29]]. | ||
* '''[[July | * '''[[25 July|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] sends an angry [[Letter 30|letter]] to a German publisher, after being asked whether he was Aryan or not. | ||
* '''[[27 July|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 32]]. | |||
* '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[E.V. Gordon]] dies. | |||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[August | * '''[[31 August|31]]''' - Tolkien submits the finished version of ''[[Farmer Giles of Ham]]'' to [[Allen and Unwin]], but it is rejected. | ||
* '''[[August | * '''[[31 August|31]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 33]]. | ||
==September== | |||
* '''? (last days)''' - Tolkien writes "[[The Shadow of the Past|Ancient History]]" and inserts it as the third chapter of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lxxv</ref> | |||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[October | * '''[[13 October|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 34]]. | ||
* '''[[October | * '''[[22 October|22]]''' - [[Derek Jacobi]], who narrated several [[audiobooks]], is born. | ||
* '''[[October | * '''[[27 October|27]]''' - [[Lascelles Abercrombie]] dies. | ||
* '''[[October | * '''[[29 October|29]]''' - [[Ralph Bakshi]], who would direct [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|the animated movie]] in [[1978]], is born. | ||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''[[December 25|25]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to | * '''? (early)''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] completes writing "Chapter 12" of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (eventually ''[[Many Meetings]]'' that would be the 13th chapter<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lxxiii</ref>), but is unable to return to writing for a couple of months.<ref>{{L|35}}</ref> | ||
* '''[[24 December|24]]''' - Tolkien writes [[Letter to Miss Kilbride|a postcard to Miss Kilbride]]. | |||
* '''[[25 December|25]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to Tolkien's children. | |||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published in the United States and receives the New York Herald Tribune award as best children's book of the season. | * '''?''' - ''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published in the United States and receives the New York Herald Tribune award as best children's book of the season. | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Oxford Book of Greek Verse in Translation]]'', to which [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] helped with an Introduction, is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[The Oxford Book of Greek Verse in Translation]]'', to which [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] helped with an Introduction, is published. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:21, 14 February 2023
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1938.
January[edit | edit source]
- 1 - In a series of lectures aimed at children, J.R.R. Tolkien lectures on Dragons in the University Museum.
- 8 - Michael Graham Cox, who would voice Boromir in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) and the 1981 radio series, is born.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien goes to London to rehearse his talk at the BBC, four days later.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien gives a talk about Anglo-Saxon Verse on BBC Radio.
February[edit | edit source]
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 21.
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 22.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien gives an invitational speech at the Lovelace Society, the essay club of Worcester College, Oxford. He reads them The Legend of Worming Hall, a story that would become Farmer Giles of Ham. Norman Power is present at the speech.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 23.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 24.
- 20 - In response to an article in The Observer of January 16, a letter by J.R.R. Tolkien is published, explaining the name and inception of the intriguing hero, which would, according to the Observer, "save many research students so very much trouble in the generations to come."
March[edit | edit source]
- 4 - Tolkien writes Letter 26.
- 26 - "There's magic in The Hobbit", Houghton Mifflin's advertisement for The Hobbit, is printed in Publishers Weekly.
June[edit | edit source]
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 28.
July[edit | edit source]
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to A.F. Colborn.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 31.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 29.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien sends an angry letter to a German publisher, after being asked whether he was Aryan or not.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 32.
- 29 - E.V. Gordon dies.
August[edit | edit source]
- 31 - Tolkien submits the finished version of Farmer Giles of Ham to Allen and Unwin, but it is rejected.
- 31 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 33.
September[edit | edit source]
- ? (last days) - Tolkien writes "Ancient History" and inserts it as the third chapter of The Lord of the Rings.[1]
October[edit | edit source]
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 34.
- 22 - Derek Jacobi, who narrated several audiobooks, is born.
- 27 - Lascelles Abercrombie dies.
- 29 - Ralph Bakshi, who would direct the animated movie in 1978, is born.
December[edit | edit source]
- ? (early) - J.R.R. Tolkien completes writing "Chapter 12" of The Lord of the Rings (eventually Many Meetings that would be the 13th chapter[2]), but is unable to return to writing for a couple of months.[3]
- 24 - Tolkien writes a postcard to Miss Kilbride.
- 25 - Father Christmas writes a letter to Tolkien's children.
?[edit | edit source]
- ? - The Hobbit is published in the United States and receives the New York Herald Tribune award as best children's book of the season.
- ? - The Oxford Book of Greek Verse in Translation, to which J.R.R. Tolkien helped with an Introduction, is published.
| Years 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 |
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lxxv
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lxxiii
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 35, (dated 2 February 1939)
