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'''Rayner Heppenstall 17 November 1954''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[Wikipedia:Rayner Heppenstall|Rayner Heppenstall]], written on [[17 November]] [[1954]].<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 444</ref>
On [[17 November]] [[1954]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to [[wikipedia:Rayner Heppenstall|Rayner Heppenstall]]'''.<ref name=CG>{{CG|C}}, p. 444</ref>


*'''Contents:''' Tolkien will not be able to attend the rehearsal and recording of the [[The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son (radio play)|radio play ''The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth'']] on [[3 December]]. He wonders if it could be of any help if sent some notes on the text. Instead of the current conclusion (the ''Dirige''), Tolkien sends the ''[[Wikipedia:Dies Irae|Dies Irae]]''. Tolkien would like his copy of ''[[Essays and Studies (1953)|Essays and Studies]]'' to be returned (since it is his only copy), and would be thankful to receive a copy of the script for the radio play.
*'''Contents:''' Tolkien will not be able to attend the rehearsal and recording of the [[The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son (radio play)|radio play ''The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth'']] on [[3 December]]. He wonders if it could be of any help if sent some notes on the text. Instead of the current conclusion (the ''Dirige''), Tolkien sends the ''[[Wikipedia:Dies Irae|Dies Irae]]''. Tolkien would like his copy of ''[[Essays and Studies (1953)|Essays and Studies]]'' to be returned (since it is his only copy), and would be thankful for receiving a copy of the script for the radio play.
*'''Archive:''' [[BBC]] Written Archives Centre.
*'''Archive:''' [[BBC]] Written Archives Centre.
==Excerpt==
{{blockquote|[Tolkien remains] rather in the dark as to how you propose to treat the thing, and what part — if any; but some hint of "background" seems necessary — of the historical notes [included with the verse-drama in ''Essays and Studies''] is to be included (as preface)<ref name=CG/>}}


==See also==
==See also==


*[[Letter 152|Rayner Heppenstall 22 September 1954 (Letter 152)]]
*[[Letter 152|Rayner Heppenstall 22 September 1954 (Letter 152)]]
*[[Rayner Heppenstall 1-2 December 1954}}
*[[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (1-2 December 1954)]]
*[[Rayner Heppenstall 13 December 1954]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (13 December 1954)]]


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Revision as of 14:56, 30 May 2014

On 17 November 1954, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Rayner Heppenstall.[1]

  • Contents: Tolkien will not be able to attend the rehearsal and recording of the radio play The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth on 3 December. He wonders if it could be of any help if sent some notes on the text. Instead of the current conclusion (the Dirige), Tolkien sends the Dies Irae. Tolkien would like his copy of Essays and Studies to be returned (since it is his only copy), and would be thankful for receiving a copy of the script for the radio play.
  • Archive: BBC Written Archives Centre.

Excerpt

[Tolkien remains] rather in the dark as to how you propose to treat the thing, and what part — if any; but some hint of "background" seems necessary — of the historical notes [included with the verse-drama in Essays and Studies] is to be included (as preface)[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 444
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