The King Edward's School Chronicle

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The King Edward's School Chronicle was a publication from King Edward's School with some issues mentioning or written by J.R.R. Tolkien.

November 1910[edit | edit source]

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Vol. 25. No. 183. Pg. 344.

This issue contains an article by Tolkien entitled 'Debating Society Report' (pp. 67-71). Tolkien is also listed as the Football Secretary and it has been rumored that he may have written the football report, but there is no evidence to support this.

December 1910[edit | edit source]

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Vol. 25. No. 184. Pg. 344.

This issue contains an article by Tolkien entitled 'Debating Society Report' (pp. 94-95). Tolkien is also listed as the Football Secretary and it has been rumored that he may have written the football report, but there is no evidence to support this.

February 1911[edit | edit source]

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Vol. 26, no. 185. Pg. 344.

This issue contains an article by Tolkien entitled 'Debating Society Report' (pp. 5-9). Tolkien is also listed as the Football Secretary and it has been rumored that he may have written the football report, but there is no evidence to support this.

March 1911[edit | edit source]

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Vol. 26. No. 186. Pg. 344-345.

This issue contains the poem 'The Battle of the Eastern Field' (pp. 22-26) and 'Acta Senatus' (a report in Latin; pp. 26-27). Tolkien is also listed as the Football Secretary and it has been rumored that he may have written the football report, but there is no evidence to support this.

June 1911[edit | edit source]

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Vol. 26. No. 187. Pg. 345.

This issue contains an 'Editorial' (pp. 33-34) and the 'Debating Society Report' (pp. 42-45). The issue was also edited by Tolkien himself.

July 1911[edit | edit source]

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Vol. 26. No. 188. Pg. 345.

This issue contains Tolkien's 'Editorial' (pp. 53-54) and was also edited by Tolkien himself.

December 1913[edit | edit source]

Vol. 28, no. 202. Editor unknown. Birmingham: King Edward's School.

Contains 'Oxford Letter' (pp. 80-81), a letter from Tolkien reporting the activities of former pupils of King Edward's School now at Oxford University.[1]

References

  1. An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography, at Tolkienbooks.net