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'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[3 August|August 3]], [[1943]].
'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the schoolgirls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke (readers of ''[[The Hobbit]]''), written on [[3 August]] [[1943]].<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 261</ref>


*'''Contents:''' Tolkien discusses the [[Westron|Common Speech]] and the adoption by the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] of [[Language of Dale|the language of]] the [[Men of Dale]].<ref name=PM/>
*'''Subject:''' Tolkien discusses [[runes]], the [[Westron|Common Speech]], and the adoption by the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] of [[Language of Dale|the language of]] the [[Men of Dale]].<ref name=PM/>
*'''Authenticity''': Very high
*'''Publication:''' The letter was first reproduced in ''[[Sotheby's Illustrated Books, Children's Books, Ephemera, Performing Arts & Related Drawings 4 May 1995]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1870&forum=18&post_id=10251#forumpost10251|articlename=Sotheby's 1995 catalogue?|dated=|website=Guide|accessed=8 July 2012}}</ref>  [[Christopher Tolkien]] included a description and excerpts from the letter in ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''.<ref name=PM>{{PM|II}}, pp. 72-73</ref>
*'''Publication:''' The letter was first reproduced in an auction catalogue from [[Sotheby's]] in [[1995]]. Christopher Tolkien included a description and excerpts from the letter in ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''.<ref name=PM>{{PM|II}}, pp. 72-73</ref>


== Excerpt ==
== Excerpt ==
"''... It was a sort of lingua-franca, made up of all sorts of languages, but the Elvish language (of the North West) for the most part. It was called the Western language or Common Speech; and in Bilbo's time had already passed eastward over the Misty Mountains and reached Lake Town, and Beorn, and even Smaug (dragons were ready linguists in all ages). ...''"  
"''... It was a sort of lingua-franca, made up of all sorts of languages, but the Elvish language (of the North West) for the most part. It was called the Western language or Common Speech; and in Bilbo's time had already passed eastward over the Misty Mountains and reached Lake Town, and Beorn, and even Smaug (dragons were ready linguists in all ages). ...''"<ref name=PM/>


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Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to the schoolgirls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke (readers of The Hobbit), written on 3 August 1943.[1]

Excerpt

"... It was a sort of lingua-franca, made up of all sorts of languages, but the Elvish language (of the North West) for the most part. It was called the Western language or Common Speech; and in Bilbo's time had already passed eastward over the Misty Mountains and reached Lake Town, and Beorn, and even Smaug (dragons were ready linguists in all ages). ..."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 261
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", pp. 72-73
  3. ↑ "Sotheby's 1995 catalogue?", Tolkien Collector's Guide (accessed 8 July 2012)
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