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On [[18 December]] [[1965]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|a letter]] to [[Clyde S. Kilby]]'''. | |||
*'''Subject:''' Tolkien accepts Kilby's suggestion to help him work on ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' manuscripts. | *'''Subject:''' Tolkien accepts Kilby's suggestion to help him work on ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' manuscripts. | ||
*'''Publication:''' | *'''Publication:''' Most of the letter was published in'' [[Tolkien and the Silmarillion]]'' (pp. 16-18) by Kilby himself. Excerpts were published in ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' (as [[letter 282]]) and ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide|The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology]]'' (pp. 649-50). Shorter quotes are included in Kilby's article ''"Woodland Prisoner"'', published in [[SEVEN 27|''SEVEN'', Volume 27]] (p. 49). | ||
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{{blockquote|I was deeply touched by [your letter], indeed overwhelmed by your generosity in offering to sacrifice your precious time (and holiday) in helping me. … [Y]our offer under heads 2) and 3) are extremely attractive. … If I had the assistance of a scholar at once sympathetic and yet critical, such as yourself, I feel I might make some of it publishable. It needs the actual presence of a friend and adviser at one’s side, which is just what you offer.}} | |||
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[[Category:Letters|Kilby, Clyde S. (1965-12-18)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:31, 18 March 2024
On 18 December 1965, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Clyde S. Kilby.
- Subject: Tolkien accepts Kilby's suggestion to help him work on The Silmarillion manuscripts.
- Publication: Most of the letter was published in Tolkien and the Silmarillion (pp. 16-18) by Kilby himself. Excerpts were published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (as letter 282) and The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology (pp. 649-50). Shorter quotes are included in Kilby's article "Woodland Prisoner", published in SEVEN, Volume 27 (p. 49).
Extract[edit | edit source]
I was deeply touched by [your letter], indeed overwhelmed by your generosity in offering to sacrifice your precious time (and holiday) in helping me. … [Y]our offer under heads 2) and 3) are extremely attractive. … If I had the assistance of a scholar at once sympathetic and yet critical, such as yourself, I feel I might make some of it publishable. It needs the actual presence of a friend and adviser at one’s side, which is just what you offer.
