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'''Miss Turnbull 19 May 1955''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to a Miss Turnbull in Whitby, Yorkshire. The letter was written on [[May 19]]th, [[1955]].
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On [[19 May]] [[1955]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|a letter]] to Miss Turnbull''' of  Whitby, Yorkshire.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 456</ref>


*'''Description:''' Octavo, two pages, on one leaf with printed letterhead (76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford). With the original envelope addressed in his hand; folded once across the centre to fit the envelope.<ref>[http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=245792012&searchurl=kn%3DTolkien%2Bletter%26sortby%3D1%26x%3D0%26y%3D0 AbeBooks.com] as of June 25, 2010</ref>
*'''Description:''' Octavo, two pages, on one leaf with printed letterhead (76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford). With the original envelope addressed in his hand; folded once across the centre to fit the envelope.<ref>[http://www.treloars.com/ Michael Treloar Antiquarian (Adelaide, SA, Australia)] (accessed 25 June 2010)</ref>
*'''Authenticity''': Medium
*'''Publication:''' The letter was quoted in ''[[Sotheby's English Literature and History 18 July 1991]]''.
*'''Publication:''' None


== Contents (from the bookseller) ==
== Contents (from the bookseller) ==
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Tolkien thanks Miss Turnbull for her 'munificent and magnificent gift' (apparently champagne), apologises profusely for the tardy response [the gift having arrived two days earlier!!!] and discusses what was presumably the cause for celebration - clearing his desk of 'The Return of the King'. 'Though sending off the last items [with a marginal comment 'and at last'] for Vol III might have seemed a suitable occasion for the withdrawing of at least one cork, I have so far refrained; but when I drink I shall remember with a gratitude at least as warm and deep as Old Rory felt for the bottles of Old Winyards. I can only hope Vol III will be up to it!' The literary and cinematic world certainly think it is ..<ref>[http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=245792012&searchurl=kn%3DTolkien%2Bletter%26sortby%3D1%26x%3D0%26y%3D0 Tolkien Letter] at [http://www.abebooks.com Abebooks.com] (accessed 25 June 2010)</ref><ref group="note">The editors of AbeBooks had failed to include the full description of the letter (which ends abruptly with "a suitable occasion for the wi". However, a private correspondance<!-- by USER:Morgan --> with Michael Treloar Antiquarian revealed the full letter description, as presented above.</ref>


Tolkien thanks Miss Turnbull for her 'munificent and magnificent gift' (apparently champagne), apologises profusely for the tardy response [the gift having arrived two days earlier!!!] and discusses what was presumably the cause for celebration - clearing his desk of 'The Return of the King'. 'Though sending off the last items [with a marginal comment 'and at last'] for Vol III might have seemed a suitable occasion for the wi<ref>Michael Treloar Antiquarian ANZAAB/ILAB (Adelaide, SA, Australia) [last word ends abruptly]</ref>
==See also==


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*[[Letter to Miss Turnbull (11 March 1949)]]
*[[Letter to Miss Turnbull (2 May 1955)]]


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[[Category:Letters|Turnbull, R (1955-05-19)]]

Latest revision as of 08:31, 18 March 2024

On 19 May 1955, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Miss Turnbull of Whitby, Yorkshire.[1]

  • Description: Octavo, two pages, on one leaf with printed letterhead (76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford). With the original envelope addressed in his hand; folded once across the centre to fit the envelope.[2]
  • Publication: The letter was quoted in Sotheby's English Literature and History 18 July 1991.

Contents (from the bookseller)[edit | edit source]

Tolkien thanks Miss Turnbull for her 'munificent and magnificent gift' (apparently champagne), apologises profusely for the tardy response [the gift having arrived two days earlier!!!] and discusses what was presumably the cause for celebration - clearing his desk of 'The Return of the King'. 'Though sending off the last items [with a marginal comment 'and at last'] for Vol III might have seemed a suitable occasion for the withdrawing of at least one cork, I have so far refrained; but when I drink I shall remember with a gratitude at least as warm and deep as Old Rory felt for the bottles of Old Winyards. I can only hope Vol III will be up to it!' The literary and cinematic world certainly think it is ..[3][note 1]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes

  1. The editors of AbeBooks had failed to include the full description of the letter (which ends abruptly with "a suitable occasion for the wi". However, a private correspondance with Michael Treloar Antiquarian revealed the full letter description, as presented above.

References