Letter 23 - Revision history

Mith: Changed date format

2011-06-09T22:20:51Z

Changed date format

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	\| to=C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]]		\| to=C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]]
−	\| date=[[~~1938#~~February~~\|February 17~~]], [[1938]]	+	\| date=[[17 February]] [[1938]]
	\| subject=''[[Mr Bliss]]''<br>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]		\| subject=''[[Mr Bliss]]''<br>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]
	}}{{letter\|23}}		}}{{letter\|23}}

Gamling at 05:45, 19 May 2011

2011-05-19T05:45:12Z

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	\| to=C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]]		\| to=C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]]
−	\| date=[[1938#February\|17 February 1938]]	+	\| date=[[1938#February\|February 17]], [[1938]]
	\| subject=''[[Mr Bliss]]''<br>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]		\| subject=''[[Mr Bliss]]''<br>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]
	}}{{letter\|23}}		}}{{letter\|23}}
	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
−	~~This letter dated [[17 February]] [[1938]] was sent to C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]].~~ The publishers ~~are~~ again considering the publication of ''[[Mr Bliss]]'', which had previously languished due to the complexity of the illustrations<ref group="note">Discussed in [[Letter 10]].</ref>, but Tolkien ~~does~~ not feel he ~~has~~ the time to undertake redrawing them.	+	The publishers were again considering the publication of ''[[Mr Bliss]]'', which had previously languished due to the complexity of the illustrations<ref group="note">Discussed in [[Letter 10]].</ref>, but Tolkien did not feel he had the time to undertake redrawing them.

−	He ~~laments~~ that he ~~has~~ not managed to progress past the first chapter of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', remarking:	+	He lamented that he had not managed to progress past the first chapter of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', remarking:
	{{blockquote\|They say it is the first step that costs the effort. I do not find it so. I am sure I could write unlimited 'first chapters'. I have indeed written many.}}		{{blockquote\|They say it is the first step that costs the effort. I do not find it so. I am sure I could write unlimited 'first chapters'. I have indeed written many.}}
	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	<references group="note" />		<references group="note" />
	{{letters}}		{{letters}}

Mith: Date tweak

2010-08-13T10:28:15Z

Date tweak

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
−	This letter dated [[~~1938#February\|~~17 February 1938]] was sent to C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]]. The publishers are again considering the publication of ''[[Mr Bliss]]'', which had previously languished due to the complexity of the illustrations<ref group="note">Discussed in [[Letter 10]].</ref>, but Tolkien does not feel he has the time to undertake redrawing them.	+	This letter dated [[17 February]] [[1938]] was sent to C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]]. The publishers are again considering the publication of ''[[Mr Bliss]]'', which had previously languished due to the complexity of the illustrations<ref group="note">Discussed in [[Letter 10]].</ref>, but Tolkien does not feel he has the time to undertake redrawing them.

	He laments that he has not managed to progress past the first chapter of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', remarking:		He laments that he has not managed to progress past the first chapter of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', remarking:

Aule the Smith at 20:56, 12 August 2010

2010-08-12T20:56:56Z

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
−	This letter dated [[1938#February\|17 February 1938]] was sent to C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]]. The publishers are again considering the publication of ''[[Mr Bliss]]'', which had previously languished due to the complexity of the illustrations<ref group="note">Discussed in [[Letter 10]]</ref>, but Tolkien does not feel he has the time to undertake redrawing them.	+	This letter dated [[1938#February\|17 February 1938]] was sent to C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]]. The publishers are again considering the publication of ''[[Mr Bliss]]'', which had previously languished due to the complexity of the illustrations<ref group="note">Discussed in [[Letter 10]].</ref>, but Tolkien does not feel he has the time to undertake redrawing them.

	He laments that he has not managed to progress past the first chapter of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', remarking:		He laments that he has not managed to progress past the first chapter of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', remarking:

Aule the Smith at 20:56, 12 August 2010

2010-08-12T20:56:40Z

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	\| date=[[1938#February\|17 February 1938]]		\| date=[[1938#February\|17 February 1938]]
	\| subject=''[[Mr Bliss]]''<br>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]		\| subject=''[[Mr Bliss]]''<br>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]
−	}}{{letter\|24}}	+	}}{{letter\|23}}
	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	This letter dated [[1938#February\|17 February 1938]] was sent to C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]]. The publishers are again considering the publication of ''[[Mr Bliss]]'', which had previously languished due to the complexity of the illustrations<ref group="note">Discussed in [[Letter 10]]</ref>, but Tolkien does not feel he has the time to undertake redrawing them.		This letter dated [[1938#February\|17 February 1938]] was sent to C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin\|Allen & Unwin]]. The publishers are again considering the publication of ''[[Mr Bliss]]'', which had previously languished due to the complexity of the illustrations<ref group="note">Discussed in [[Letter 10]]</ref>, but Tolkien does not feel he has the time to undertake redrawing them.

Aule the Smith: Created page with '{{letter infobox | #=23 | to=C.A. Furth of Allen & Unwin | date=17 February 1938 | subject=''Mr Bliss''
''The Lord of the Rings }…'

2010-08-12T20:56:29Z

Created page with '{{letter infobox | #=23 | to=C.A. Furth of Allen & Unwin | date=17 February 1938 | subject=''Mr Bliss''<br>''The Lord of the Rings }…'

New page

{{letter infobox
| #=23
| to=C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin|Allen & Unwin]]
| date=[[1938#February|17 February 1938]]
| subject=''[[Mr Bliss]]''<br>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]
}}{{letter|24}}
== Summary ==
This letter dated [[1938#February|17 February 1938]] was sent to C.A. Furth of [[Allen and Unwin|Allen & Unwin]]. The publishers are again considering the publication of ''[[Mr Bliss]]'', which had previously languished due to the complexity of the illustrations<ref group="note">Discussed in [[Letter 10]]</ref>, but Tolkien does not feel he has the time to undertake redrawing them.

He laments that he has not managed to progress past the first chapter of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', remarking:
{{blockquote|They say it is the first step that costs the effort. I do not find it so. I am sure I could write unlimited 'first chapters'. I have indeed written many.}}
== Notes ==
<references group="note" />
{{letters}}

Letter 23 - Revision history

Mith: Changed date format

Gamling at 05:45, 19 May 2011

Mith: Date tweak

Aule the Smith at 20:56, 12 August 2010

Aule the Smith at 20:56, 12 August 2010

Aule the Smith: Created page with '{{letter infobox | #=23 | to=C.A. Furth of Allen & Unwin | date=17 February 1938 | subject=''Mr Bliss''''The Lord of the Rings }…'

Aule the Smith: Created page with '{{letter infobox | #=23 | to=C.A. Furth of Allen & Unwin | date=17 February 1938 | subject=''Mr Bliss''
''The Lord of the Rings }…'