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'''Eileen Elgar 5 March 1964''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Mrs [[Eileen Elgar]], written on [[March 5]], [[1964]]. | '''Eileen Elgar 5 March 1964''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Mrs [[Eileen Elgar]], written on [[5 March|March 5]], [[1964]]. | ||
*'''Contents:''' The letter is a reply to Mrs Elgar's questions concerning some poems from ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil|The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book]]''. Tolkien also encloses the manuscript [["Concerning ... The Hoard" and "Kinship of the Half-elven"|"Concerning ... ''The Hoard''" and "Kinship of the Half-elven"]].<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2006), ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 617</ref><ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], [http://www.lotrplaza.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=234549&PID=7245407 Forum post 13/Aug/2010 at 5:53pm], at [http://www.lotrplaza.com Lotrplaza.com], as of 22 August 2010</ref> | *'''Contents:''' The letter is a reply to Mrs Elgar's questions concerning some poems from ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil|The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book]]''. Tolkien also encloses the manuscript [["Concerning ... The Hoard" and "Kinship of the Half-elven"|"Concerning ... ''The Hoard''" and "Kinship of the Half-elven"]].<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2006), ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 617</ref><ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], [http://www.lotrplaza.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=234549&PID=7245407 Forum post 13/Aug/2010 at 5:53pm], at [http://www.lotrplaza.com Lotrplaza.com], as of 22 August 2010</ref> |
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Eileen Elgar 5 March 1964 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Mrs Eileen Elgar, written on March 5, 1964.
- Contents: The letter is a reply to Mrs Elgar's questions concerning some poems from The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book. Tolkien also encloses the manuscript "Concerning ... The Hoard" and "Kinship of the Half-elven".[1][2]
- Authenticity: High
- Publication: Reproduced in Sotheby's English Literature and English History 6-7 December 1984. An excerpt from the letter, concerning the poem "Fastitocalon", was published as letter 255 in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.
See also
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology, p. 617
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, Forum post 13/Aug/2010 at 5:53pm, at Lotrplaza.com, as of 22 August 2010