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		<title>J.R.R. Tolkien at 19:23, 20 August 2012</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the schoolgirls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke (readers of ''[[The Hobbit]]''), written on [[3 August]] [[1943]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{CG|C}}, p. 261&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the schoolgirls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke (readers of ''[[The Hobbit]]''), written on [[3 August]] [[1943]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{CG|C}}, p. 261&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>J.R.R. Tolkien at 19:21, 20 August 2012</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the schoolgirls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke (readers of ''[[The Hobbit]]''), written on [[3 August]] [[1943]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{CG|C}}, p. 261&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the schoolgirls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke (readers of ''[[The Hobbit]]''), written on [[3 August]] [[1943]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{CG|C}}, p. 261&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;girls &lt;/del&gt;Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[3 August&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;|August 3&lt;/del&gt;]]&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;[[1943]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;schoolgirls &lt;/ins&gt;Leila Keene and Pat Kirke &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(readers of ''[[The Hobbit]]'')&lt;/ins&gt;, written on [[3 August]] [[1943]].&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{CG|C}}, p. 261&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Contents&lt;/del&gt;:''' 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]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Subject&lt;/ins&gt;:''' Tolkien discusses &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[[runes]], &lt;/ins&gt;the [[Westron|Common Speech]]&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;and the adoption by the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] of [[Language of Dale|the language of]] the [[Men of Dale]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;*'''Authenticity''': Very high&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''Publication:''' The letter was first reproduced in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;''&lt;/ins&gt;[[Sotheby's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Illustrated Books, Children's Books, Ephemera, Performing Arts &amp;amp; Related Drawings 4 May &lt;/ins&gt;1995]]&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;''&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1870&amp;amp;forum=18&amp;amp;post_id=10251#forumpost10251|articlename=Sotheby's 1995 catalogue?|dated=|website=Guide|accessed=8 July 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;#160; [[&lt;/ins&gt;Christopher Tolkien&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;included a description and excerpts from the letter in ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''.&amp;lt;ref name=PM&amp;gt;{{PM|II}}, pp. 72-73&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Excerpt ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Excerpt ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;''... 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). ...''&amp;quot; &amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;''... 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). ...''&amp;quot;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Morgan</name></author>	</entry>

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		<title>KingAragorn Bot: Re-linking.</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Re-linking.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Index:&lt;/del&gt;Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[3 August|August 3]], [[1943]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[3 August|August 3]], [[1943]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''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]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''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]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>KingAragorn Bot</name></author>	</entry>

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		<title>KingAragorn Bot: Re-linking.</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Re-linking.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[3 August|August 3]], [[1943]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Index:&lt;/ins&gt;Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[3 August|August 3]], [[1943]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''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]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''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]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Mithbot: Bot: European Date Format - 3 August</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bot: European Date Format - 3 August&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[August 3]], [[1943]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3 August|&lt;/ins&gt;August 3]], [[1943]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''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]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''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]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[August 3]], [[1943]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[August 3]], [[1943]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''Contents:''' Tolkien discusses the [[Westron|Common Speech]] and the adoption by the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] of the language of the [[Men of Dale]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''Contents:''' Tolkien discusses the [[Westron|Common Speech]] and the adoption by the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[[Language of Dale|&lt;/ins&gt;the language of&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;the [[Men of Dale]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''Authenticity''': Very high&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''Authenticity''': Very high&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''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]]''.&amp;lt;ref name=PM&amp;gt;{{PM|II}}, pp. 72-73&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''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]]''.&amp;lt;ref name=PM&amp;gt;{{PM|II}}, pp. 72-73&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Morgan: Created page with ''''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Ki…'</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Letters_not_published_in_%22The_Letters_of_J.R.R._Tolkien%22&quot; title=&quot;Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;letter&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/J.R.R._Tolkien&quot; title=&quot;J.R.R. Tolkien&quot;&gt;J.R.R. Tolkien&lt;/a&gt; to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Ki…&amp;#039;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Leila Keene and Pat Kirke 3 August 1943''' is a [[Letters not published in &amp;quot;The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien&amp;quot;|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the girls Leila Keene and Pat Kirke, written on [[August 3]], [[1943]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''Contents:''' Tolkien discusses the [[Westron|Common Speech]] and the adoption by the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] of the language of the [[Men of Dale]].&amp;lt;ref name=PM/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Authenticity''': Very high&lt;br /&gt;
*'''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]]''.&amp;lt;ref name=PM&amp;gt;{{PM|II}}, pp. 72-73&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Excerpt ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;''... 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). ...''&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[CATEGORY:Letters]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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