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'''George Allen and Unwin 7 September 1937''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[George Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]], written on [[September 7]], [[1937]].
On [[7 September]] [[1937]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to [[George Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]]'''.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 160</ref>


*'''Description:''': Tolkien writes to his publishers regarding the promotion of ''[[The Hobbit]]''. Notable is Tolkien's description of his friend [[Wilfred Rowland Childe]].
*'''Contents:''': Tolkien writes to his publishers regarding the promotion of ''[[The Hobbit]]''. Notable is Tolkien's description of his friend [[Wilfred Rowland Childe]].
*'''Authenticity''': High (provenance: by descent from the recipient)
*'''Archive''': Tolkien-George Allen & Unwin archive, HarperCollins.
*'''Publication:''' ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p.160.


== Excerpt ==
== Excerpt ==


''"[Wilfred Rowland Childe is] specially interested in elves and related creatures. He was (once at any rate) a fairly well-known poet, and is still a good one; and is in close touch with various literary and journalistic sets & folk, in the North specially. He would probably do something, if he got a copy. He saw the [manuscript] and is well disposed"''<ref>Tolkien-George Allen & Unwin archive, HarperCollins. Quoted in [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p.160</ref>
''"[Wilfred Rowland Childe is] specially interested in elves and related creatures. He was (once at any rate) a fairly well-known poet, and is still a good one; and is in close touch with various literary and journalistic sets & folk, in the North specially. He would probably do something, if he got a copy. He saw the [manuscript] and is well disposed"''
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Revision as of 16:10, 30 May 2014

On 7 September 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to George Allen & Unwin.[1]

  • Contents:: Tolkien writes to his publishers regarding the promotion of The Hobbit. Notable is Tolkien's description of his friend Wilfred Rowland Childe.
  • Archive: Tolkien-George Allen & Unwin archive, HarperCollins.

Excerpt

"[Wilfred Rowland Childe is] specially interested in elves and related creatures. He was (once at any rate) a fairly well-known poet, and is still a good one; and is in close touch with various literary and journalistic sets & folk, in the North specially. He would probably do something, if he got a copy. He saw the [manuscript] and is well disposed"

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