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On [[7 September]] [[1937]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|a letter]] to [[George Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]]'''.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 160</ref> | |||
*''' | *'''Contents''': Tolkien writes to his publishers regarding the promotion of ''[[The Hobbit]]''. Notable is Tolkien's description of his friend [[Wilfred Rowland Childe]]. | ||
*''' | *'''Archive''': Tolkien-George Allen & Unwin archive, HarperCollins. | ||
== Excerpt == | == Excerpt == | ||
''"[Wilfred Rowland Childe is] specially interested in elves and related creatures. He was (once at any rate) a fairly well-known poet, and is still a good one; and is in close touch with various literary and journalistic sets & folk, in the North specially. He would probably do something, if he got a copy. He saw the [manuscript] and is well disposed"'' | ''"[Wilfred Rowland Childe is] specially interested in elves and related creatures. He was (once at any rate) a fairly well-known poet, and is still a good one; and is in close touch with various literary and journalistic sets & folk, in the North specially. He would probably do something, if he got a copy. He saw the [manuscript] and is well disposed"'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:30, 18 March 2024
On 7 September 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to George Allen & Unwin.[1]
- Contents: Tolkien writes to his publishers regarding the promotion of The Hobbit. Notable is Tolkien's description of his friend Wilfred Rowland Childe.
- Archive: Tolkien-George Allen & Unwin archive, HarperCollins.
Excerpt[edit | edit source]
"[Wilfred Rowland Childe is] specially interested in elves and related creatures. He was (once at any rate) a fairly well-known poet, and is still a good one; and is in close touch with various literary and journalistic sets & folk, in the North specially. He would probably do something, if he got a copy. He saw the [manuscript] and is well disposed"
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 160