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On [[26 June]] [[1957]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|a letter]] to Deirdre Levinson''' (his former student, who at this time was in [[Orange Free State|South Africa]]). | |||
*'''Publication:''' A description of the letter was included in ''[[Michael Silverman Catalogue 23]]'' and in ''Bonhams Books, Maps and Manuscripts 23 March 2004''.<ref name=Books>[http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=72490 Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 2004] & [http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=72495 Manuscripts and Autograph Letters. 2004] at [http://www.tolkienbooks.net/ TolkienBooks.net] (accessed 26 November 2011)</ref> | |||
*'''Publication:''' A description of the letter was included in ''[[Michael Silverman Catalogue 23]]''. | *'''Description:''' Tolkien comments on conditions in South Africa, and gives Levinson news of various appointments in [[Oxford]], including [[Nevill Coghill]] as the Merton Professor of English Literature, and [[Elaine Griffiths]] as a Lecturer. Tolkien was shocked by the death of [[wikipedia:Roy Campbell (poet)|Roy Campbell]] but relieved by the general tone of his obituaries. He is sorry "''to be pinned down to beer, especially in quantity. On the whole it goes down better with tobacco than other drinks; but I have never been a gargantuan swiller of it''".<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], [http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/chronology.html Addenda and Corrigenda to ''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide'' (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology] (accessed 28 May 2011)</ref> | ||
*'''Description:''' Tolkien comments on conditions in South Africa, and gives Levinson news of various appointments in [[Oxford]], including [[Nevill Coghill]] as the Merton Professor of English Literature, and [[Elaine Griffiths]] as a Lecturer. Tolkien was shocked by the death of [[wikipedia:Roy Campbell (poet)|Roy Campbell]] but relieved by the general tone of his obituaries. He is sorry "''to be pinned down to beer, especially in quantity. On the whole it goes down better with tobacco than other drinks; but I have never been a gargantuan swiller of it''".<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], [http:// | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Deirdre Levinson 20 December 1956]] | *[[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (13 June 1955)]] | ||
*[[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (28 April 1956)]] | |||
*[[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (20 December 1956)]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:32, 18 March 2024
On 26 June 1957, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Deirdre Levinson (his former student, who at this time was in South Africa).
- Publication: A description of the letter was included in Michael Silverman Catalogue 23 and in Bonhams Books, Maps and Manuscripts 23 March 2004.[1]
- Description: Tolkien comments on conditions in South Africa, and gives Levinson news of various appointments in Oxford, including Nevill Coghill as the Merton Professor of English Literature, and Elaine Griffiths as a Lecturer. Tolkien was shocked by the death of Roy Campbell but relieved by the general tone of his obituaries. He is sorry "to be pinned down to beer, especially in quantity. On the whole it goes down better with tobacco than other drinks; but I have never been a gargantuan swiller of it".[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Letter to Deirdre Levinson (13 June 1955)
- Letter to Deirdre Levinson (28 April 1956)
- Letter to Deirdre Levinson (20 December 1956)
References
- ↑ Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 2004 & Manuscripts and Autograph Letters. 2004 at TolkienBooks.net (accessed 26 November 2011)
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, Addenda and Corrigenda to The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology (accessed 28 May 2011)
