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On [[12 September]] [[1966]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to Rose MacNamara''' (née Murphy).<ref name=Burren>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFZO-qIX2_c&|articlename=A Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Rose MacNamara|dated=9 April 2013|website=YT|accessed=16 October 2013}}</ref> | |||
*'''Comments:''' Tolkien wrote Rose the letter just before she took her vows as a Nun in India.<ref name=Burren/> | *'''Comments:''' Tolkien wrote Rose the letter just before she took her vows as a Nun in India.<ref name=Burren/> | ||
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My dear Rose, | {{blockquote|My dear Rose,<br/><br/>I hear from your dear mother that you made your final profession, and I send you my congratulations (a weak word alas!), and best wishes: I should say my deep and respectful admiration, and sense of privilege in having known you and being still remembered by you. God bless you in all your days on earth – now so unhappy, though I think it has often (or usually) been quite as unhappy, if perhaps never in such great peril. Your mother has perhaps told you that my eldest son, [[John Tolkien|Fr John]], said a (Latin) mass for your dear father, and I served it. Spare me a prayer of your sweet charity: I have need.<br/><br/>Yours very sincerely<br/><br/>JRR Tolkien}} | ||
I hear from your dear mother that you made your final profession, and I send you my congratulations (a weak word alas!), and best wishes: I should say my deep and respectful admiration, and sense of privilege in having known you and being still remembered by you. God bless you in all your days on earth – now so unhappy, though I think it has often (or usually) been quite as unhappy, if perhaps never in such great peril. Your mother has perhaps told you that my eldest son, [[John Tolkien|Fr John]], said a (Latin) mass for your dear father, and I served it. Spare me a prayer of your | |||
Yours very sincerely | |||
JRR Tolkien | |||
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[[Category:Letters]] | [[Category:Letters|MacNamara, Rose]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:16, 5 June 2014
On 12 September 1966, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Rose MacNamara (née Murphy).[1]
- Comments: Tolkien wrote Rose the letter just before she took her vows as a Nun in India.[1]
- Description: Handwritten letter.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
My dear Rose,
I hear from your dear mother that you made your final profession, and I send you my congratulations (a weak word alas!), and best wishes: I should say my deep and respectful admiration, and sense of privilege in having known you and being still remembered by you. God bless you in all your days on earth – now so unhappy, though I think it has often (or usually) been quite as unhappy, if perhaps never in such great peril. Your mother has perhaps told you that my eldest son, Fr John, said a (Latin) mass for your dear father, and I served it. Spare me a prayer of your sweet charity: I have need.
Yours very sincerely
JRR Tolkien
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Rose MacNamara" dated 9 April 2013, YouTube (accessed 16 October 2013)
