Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (December 1959): Difference between revisions
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'''Przemyslaw Mroczkowski December 1959''' refers to [[ | '''Przemyslaw Mroczkowski December 1959''' refers to [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Professor [[Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]], written sometime in December, [[1959]]. | ||
*'''Authenticity''': High (provenance: by descent from the recipient; also included in ''[http://mysite.verizon.net/wghammond/addenda/chronology.html Addenda and Corrigenda to The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology]'') | *'''Authenticity''': High (provenance: by descent from the recipient; also included in ''[http://mysite.verizon.net/wghammond/addenda/chronology.html Addenda and Corrigenda to The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology]'') | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 21 June 2011
Przemyslaw Mroczkowski December 1959 refers to a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Professor Przemyslaw Mroczkowski, written sometime in December, 1959.
- Authenticity: High (provenance: by descent from the recipient; also included in Addenda and Corrigenda to The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology)
- Publication: A description of the letter was included in Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 1 June 2009.
Contents
[Description and excerpt:] "In December 1959 [Tolkien] complains that he finds 'compulsory retirement both distressing, and extremely laborious', complaining about his 'very inadequate pension'"[1]
References
- ↑ Christies.com, retrieved June 27, 2010
