Letter 39 - Revision history

Mith: Changed date format

2011-06-09T22:38:44Z

Changed date format

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:38, 9 June 2011
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	\| #=39		\| #=39
	\| to=[[Michael Tolkien (b. 1920)\|Michael Tolkien]]		\| to=[[Michael Tolkien (b. 1920)\|Michael Tolkien]]
−	\| date=[[~~1940#~~September~~\|September 29~~]], [[1940]]	+	\| date=[[29 September]] [[1940]]
	\| subject=World War II		\| subject=World War II
	}}{{letter\|39}}		}}{{letter\|39}}

Gamling at 22:07, 27 May 2011

2011-05-27T22:07:28Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:07, 27 May 2011
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	{{letter infobox		{{letter infobox
	\| #=39		\| #=39
−	\| to=[[Michael Tolkien]]	+	\| to=[[Michael Tolkien (b. 1920)\|Michael Tolkien]]
	\| date=[[1940#September\|September 29]], [[1940]]		\| date=[[1940#September\|September 29]], [[1940]]
	\| subject=World War II		\| subject=World War II
	}}{{letter\|39}}		}}{{letter\|39}}
	==Summary==		==Summary==
−	Tolkien ~~tells~~ his son Michael of two women, mother and daughter-in-law, who were staying with the Tolkiens during the [[wikipedia:The Blitz\|Blitz]]. They went back to London that morning, and Tolkien ~~comments~~ that he ~~has~~ never seen more simple, helpless, gentle and unhappy souls. Both women were away from their husbands for the first time in their lives, and "would prefer to be blown to bits".	+	Tolkien told his son [[Michael Tolkien (b. 1920)\|Michael]] of two women, mother and daughter-in-law, who were staying with the Tolkiens during the [[wikipedia:The Blitz\|Blitz]]. They went back to London that morning, and Tolkien commented that he had never seen more simple, helpless, gentle and unhappy souls. Both women were away from their husbands for the first time in their lives, and "would prefer to be blown to bits".
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Ederchil at 18:17, 30 August 2010

2010-08-30T18:17:43Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:17, 30 August 2010
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−	{{letter\|39}}	+	{{letter infobox
		+	\| #=39
		+	\| to=[[Michael Tolkien]]
		+	\| date=[[1940#September\|September 29]], [[1940]]
		+	\| subject=World War II
		+	}}{{letter\|39}}
	==Summary==		==Summary==
−	~~This fragment of a letter, dated [[September 29]], [[1940]], was sent to [[Michael~~ Tolkien\|Michael~~]]. During the [[wikipedia:The Blitz\|Blitz]],~~ two women, mother and daughter-in-law, were staying with the Tolkiens. They went back to London that morning, and Tolkien comments that he has never seen more simple, helpless, gentle and unhappy souls. Both women were away from their husbands for the first time in their lives, and "would prefer to be blown to bits".	+	Tolkien tells his son Michael of two women, mother and daughter-in-law, who were staying with the Tolkiens during the [[wikipedia:The Blitz\|Blitz]]. They went back to London that morning, and Tolkien comments that he has never seen more simple, helpless, gentle and unhappy souls. Both women were away from their husbands for the first time in their lives, and "would prefer to be blown to bits".
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Ederchil at 08:26, 26 July 2008

2008-07-26T08:26:48Z

New page

{{letter|39}}
==Summary==
This fragment of a letter, dated [[September 29]], [[1940]], was sent to [[Michael Tolkien|Michael]]. During the [[wikipedia:The Blitz|Blitz]], two women, mother and daughter-in-law, were staying with the Tolkiens. They went back to London that morning, and Tolkien comments that he has never seen more simple, helpless, gentle and unhappy souls. Both women were away from their husbands for the first time in their lives, and "would prefer to be blown to bits".
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