Evelyn B. Byrne 1967-70
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Evelyn B. Byrne 1967-70 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Evelyn B. Byrne, on the occasion of her work that resulted in Attacks of Taste. The letter was written some time between 1967 and 1970.
- Authenticity: High
- Publication: A small fragment was published in Attacks of Taste. A longer excerpt was published in Sotheby's The James S. Copley Library 17 June 2010.
[edit] Excerpt
"Teenage is a long period and there is a vast gap between one's thirteenth birthday and one's twentieth. I can name no book that influenced me deeply as a book. I found certain elements in books that I liked and stored away in memory. … In the early part of this period things I read with most pleasure were mostly scientific in reference, especially botany and astronomy …"[1]
[edit] References
- ↑ Sothebys.com, as of June 25, 2010