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'''Emily Jane Neave (''née'' Suffield)''' ([[June]] [[1872]] - [[22 February]] [[1963]]<ref>[[Andrew H. Morton]], John Hayes, ''[[Tolkien's Gedling]]'', p. 24</ref>) was [[Mabel Tolkien]]'s sister, and thus one of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s aunts. | '''Emily Jane Neave (''née'' Suffield)''' ([[June]] [[1872]] - [[22 February]] [[1963]]<ref>[[Andrew H. Morton]], John Hayes, ''[[Tolkien's Gedling]]'', p. 24</ref>) was [[Mabel Tolkien]]'s sister, and thus one of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s aunts. | ||
Jane Neave worked as a schoolteacher, and the young J.R.R. Tolkien on occasion stayed with his aunt and her husband Edvin Neave while [[Mabel Tolkien]] was hospitalized.<ref>{{CG|RG}}, pp. 637-8</ref> | Jane Neave worked as a schoolteacher, and the young J.R.R. Tolkien on occasion stayed with his aunt and her husband Edvin Neave while [[Mabel Tolkien]] was hospitalized.<ref>{{CG|RG}}, pp. 637-8</ref> | ||
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Because of a suggestion from Jane Neave, J.R.R. Tolkien published the book ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' in [[1962]].<ref>[[Tom Shippey]], "Introduction", in ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'' ([[J.R.R. Tolkien]]; HarperCollins 2008), p. xix</ref> | Because of a suggestion from Jane Neave, J.R.R. Tolkien published the book ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' in [[1962]].<ref>[[Tom Shippey]], "Introduction", in ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'' ([[J.R.R. Tolkien]]; HarperCollins 2008), p. xix</ref> | ||
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Emily Jane Neave (née Suffield) (June 1872 - 22 February 1963[1]) was Mabel Tolkien's sister, and thus one of J.R.R. Tolkien's aunts.
Jane Neave worked as a schoolteacher, and the young J.R.R. Tolkien on occasion stayed with his aunt and her husband Edvin Neave while Mabel Tolkien was hospitalized.[2]
Because of a suggestion from Jane Neave, J.R.R. Tolkien published the book The Adventures of Tom Bombadil in 1962.[3]
See Also
- Letter to Jane Neave (22 September 1937)
- Letter to Jane Neave (15 November 1961)
- Lamb's Farm, Gedling
External links
- Jane Suffield part 1 by Maggie Burns
- Jane Suffield part 2 by Maggie Burns
- Jane Suffield part 3 by Maggie Burns
- Jane Suffield part 4 by Maggie Burns
References
- ↑ Andrew H. Morton, John Hayes, Tolkien's Gedling, p. 24
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: II. Reader's Guide, pp. 637-8
- ↑ Tom Shippey, "Introduction", in Tales from the Perilous Realm (J.R.R. Tolkien; HarperCollins 2008), p. xix
