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On [[3 January]] [[1913]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to [[Edith Tolkien|Edith Bratt]]'''.<ref name=C>{{CG|C}}, pp. 35-6</ref> | |||
*'''Subject:''' Tolkien, who commenced the letter at midnight,<ref group=note>Tolkien turned 21 years old on 3 January 1913, and was therefore free to again contact Edith, from whom he had been separated by his custodian Father [[Francis Xavier Morgan]].</ref> declares that his love for Edith has not changed in the last three years since they were separated and that he is willing to marry her. | *'''Subject:''' Tolkien, who commenced the letter at midnight,<ref group=note>Tolkien turned 21 years old on 3 January 1913, and was therefore free to again contact Edith, from whom he had been separated by his custodian Father [[Francis Xavier Morgan]].</ref> declares that his love for Edith has not changed in the last three years since they were separated and that he is willing to marry her. | ||
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Revision as of 18:14, 29 May 2014
On 3 January 1913, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Edith Bratt.[1]
- Subject: Tolkien, who commenced the letter at midnight,[note 1] declares that his love for Edith has not changed in the last three years since they were separated and that he is willing to marry her.
Notes
- ↑ Tolkien turned 21 years old on 3 January 1913, and was therefore free to again contact Edith, from whom he had been separated by his custodian Father Francis Xavier Morgan.
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, pp. 35-6