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On [[21 March]] [[1967]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|a letter]] to [[Humphrey Carpenter]]'''.<ref name=C>{{CG|C}}, pp. 687-8</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=[[Christina Scull]] and [[Wayne G. Hammond]] |articleurl=http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/chronology.html|articlename=Addenda and Corrigenda to ''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide'' (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology|dated=|website=HS|accessed=19 July 2012}}</ref> | |||
*'''Subject:''' Reply to request for permission for Carpenter and [[Paul Drayton]] to render ''[[The Hobbit]]'' into a children's musical play. | *'''Subject:''' Reply to request for permission for Carpenter and [[Paul Drayton]] to render ''[[The Hobbit]]'' into a children's musical play. | ||
*'''Publication:''' A description of the letter was published [[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide|''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology'']] ( | *'''Publication:''' A description of the letter was published in [[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide|''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology'']] (pp. 687-8). | ||
==Transcription== | ==Transcription== | ||
Dear Mr. Carpenter, | {{blockquote|Dear Mr. Carpenter,<br/><br/>You may certainly have my permission to use my book ''The Hobbit'' as a basis for a children's play. My publishers are, of course, also concerned in all forms of reproduction, but normally no objection is raised when only a limited non-commercial performance is in view. With regard to the setting of verses as songs, I am not sure what the position is. If this is intended to lead to publication, both my publishers and the Performing Rights Society (of which I am now a Member) would have to be consulted.<br/><br/>It is a long time since we met and I should be delighted to see you again. Unfortunately I am very busy at the present and am going away on [[1 April|April 1st]], so that I am afraid I shan’t be able to arrange a meeting until the end of that month. Perhaps you could get in touch with me then and see what could be done. Please thank you[r] mother for her good wishes and kind regards, which we heartily return.<br/><br/>With best wishes to yourself,<br/><br/>Yours sincerely,<br/><br/>J.R.R. Tolkien.}} | ||
You may certainly have my permission to use my book ''The Hobbit'' as a basis for a children's play. My publishers are, of course, also concerned in all forms of reproduction, but normally no objection is raised when only a limited non-commercial performance is in view. With regard to the setting of verses as songs, I am not sure what the position is. If this is intended to lead to publication, both my publishers and the Performing Rights Society (of which I am now a Member) would have to be consulted. | |||
It is a long time since we met and I should be delighted to see you again. Unfortunately I am very busy at the present and am going away on [[1 April|April 1st]], so that I am afraid I shan’t be able to arrange a meeting until the end of that month. Perhaps you could get in touch with me then and see what could be done. Please thank you[r] mother for her good wishes and kind regards, which we heartily return. | |||
With best wishes to yourself, | |||
Yours sincerely, | |||
J.R.R. Tolkien. | |||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
[[Category:Letters]] | [[Category:Letters|Carpenter, Humphrey]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:30, 18 March 2024
On 21 March 1967, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Humphrey Carpenter.[1][2]
- Subject: Reply to request for permission for Carpenter and Paul Drayton to render The Hobbit into a children's musical play.
- Publication: A description of the letter was published in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology (pp. 687-8).
Transcription[edit | edit source]
Dear Mr. Carpenter,
You may certainly have my permission to use my book The Hobbit as a basis for a children's play. My publishers are, of course, also concerned in all forms of reproduction, but normally no objection is raised when only a limited non-commercial performance is in view. With regard to the setting of verses as songs, I am not sure what the position is. If this is intended to lead to publication, both my publishers and the Performing Rights Society (of which I am now a Member) would have to be consulted.
It is a long time since we met and I should be delighted to see you again. Unfortunately I am very busy at the present and am going away on April 1st, so that I am afraid I shan’t be able to arrange a meeting until the end of that month. Perhaps you could get in touch with me then and see what could be done. Please thank you[r] mother for her good wishes and kind regards, which we heartily return.
With best wishes to yourself,
Yours sincerely,
J.R.R. Tolkien.
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, pp. 687-8
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond, "Addenda and Corrigenda to The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology", Hammond&Scull.com (accessed 19 July 2012)
