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'''Rhona Beare 8 June 1961''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[Rhona Beare]], written on [[8 June|June 8]]th, [[1961]].  
On [[8 June]] [[1961]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|a letter]] to [[Rhona Beare]]'''.


*'''Authenticity:''' Very High
This is one of the two letters that were printed in the ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's Letters to Rhona Beare]]'', being the original of [[Letter 230]].
*'''Publication:''' Apart from an edited publication in ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' as [[Letter 230|letter nos. 230]], the letter was reproduced in full in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's Letters to Rhona Beare]]''.


== See also ==
* '''Difference from Letter 230''': Compared to this, Letter 230 omitted its first two paragraphs and final paragraph. The second paragraph is a translation of the [[A Elbereth Gilthoniel|Elvish hymn to Elbereth]] in ''The Lord of the Rings'', which differs in detail from the literal translation given in ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]''.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Douglas A. Anderson]] (1993), ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography]]'': Di2</ref>


*[[Rhona Beare 14 October 1958]]
==See also==
* [[Letter to Rhona Beare (14 October 1958)]]


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Latest revision as of 08:30, 18 March 2024

On 8 June 1961, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Rhona Beare.

This is one of the two letters that were printed in the J.R.R. Tolkien's Letters to Rhona Beare, being the original of Letter 230.

  • Difference from Letter 230: Compared to this, Letter 230 omitted its first two paragraphs and final paragraph. The second paragraph is a translation of the Elvish hymn to Elbereth in The Lord of the Rings, which differs in detail from the literal translation given in The Road Goes Ever On.[1]

See also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. ↑ Wayne G. Hammond, Douglas A. Anderson (1993), J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography: Di2
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