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Tolkien writes to [[Norman Davis]] of [[Oxford University]] concerning a [[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien's bust at Exeter.jpg|bust]] of Tolkien, due to be presented to the Faculty of English Library. It was made by [[Faith Faulconbridge|Faith]], [[Christopher Tolkien]]'s (first) wife. Because Tolkien himself has his doubts about the durability of plaster, he offers to let it be set in bronze at his own expense.  
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Tolkien wrote to [[Norman Davis]] of [[Oxford University]] concerning a [[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien's bust at Exeter.jpg|bust]] of Tolkien, due to be presented to the Faculty of English Library. It was made by [[Faith Faulconbridge|Faith]], [[Christopher Tolkien]]'s (first) wife. Because Tolkien himself had his doubts about the durability of plaster, he offered to let it be set in bronze at his own expense.  
  
 
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==Notes==
 
* The bust was bronzed, and is still on display at Exeter College.
 
* The bust was bronzed, and is still on display at Exeter College.
 
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 4 July 2011

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
← Letter 288 →
RecipientNorman Davis
Date10 May 1966
Subject(s)Commemorative Bust

Letter 288 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

[edit] Summary

Tolkien wrote to Norman Davis of Oxford University concerning a bust of Tolkien, due to be presented to the Faculty of English Library. It was made by Faith, Christopher Tolkien's (first) wife. Because Tolkien himself had his doubts about the durability of plaster, he offered to let it be set in bronze at his own expense.

[edit] Notes

  • The bust was bronzed, and is still on display at Exeter College.


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