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* '''[[22 January|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 143]]. | * '''[[22 January|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 143]]. | ||
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Liège University (29 January 1954)|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]]. | * '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Liège University (29 January 1954)|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]]. | ||
* '''?''' - J.R.R. Tolkien is asked to provide suggestions for the dust-jacken designs for the soon-to-be-published ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.<ref name=rc>{{HM|RC}}</ref>{{rp|p. li}} | |||
==February== | |||
*'''?''' - Tolkien writes that he has nor time nor inspiration to draw dust-jacket covers, but he does soon later anyway.<ref name=rc/>{{rp|p. li}} | |||
==March== | ==March== | ||
*'''?''' - [[Christopher Tolkien]] draws a final version of ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'' map for publication.<ref>{{ | *'''?''' - [[Christopher Tolkien]] draws a final version of ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'' map for publication.<ref name=rc/>{{rp|p. lv}} | ||
==April== | ==April== |
Revision as of 20:06, 6 January 2023
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1954.
January
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 143.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to the Rector of the University of Liège.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien is asked to provide suggestions for the dust-jacken designs for the soon-to-be-published The Fellowship of the Ring.[1]:p. li
February
- ? - Tolkien writes that he has nor time nor inspiration to draw dust-jacket covers, but he does soon later anyway.[1]:p. li
March
- ? - Christopher Tolkien draws a final version of A Part of the Shire map for publication.[1]:p. lv
April
- 14 - Comics writer Charles Dixon is born.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 144.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Stanley Unwin.
- 30 - Programmer Don Woods is born.
May
- 8–15 - J.R.R. Tolkien is in Cambridge as an elector for the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English, a post designed for C.S. Lewis.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 145.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Henry Willink.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien has a formal dinner in Cambridge.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to W.N. Beard.
June
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 146.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 147.
July
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives a D. Litt. from the University of Dublin.
- 29 - The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, is published.
August
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 148.
- 14 - C.S. Lewis reviews The Fellowship of the Ring for Time and Tide.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Nevill Coghill.
September
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 149.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to the Rector of the University of Liège.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 150 and 151.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 152.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 154.
October
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Liège.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to the Rector of the University of Liège.
- 21 - The American edition of The Fellowship of the Ring is published by the Houghton Mifflin Company.[2]
- 31 – "The Hero Is a Hobbit", a review by W.H. Auden of The Fellowship of the Ring, is published.
November
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 156.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to R.W. Burchfield.
- 7 - Guy Gavriel Kay, who would assist Christopher Tolkien with the writing of The Silmarillion, is born.
- 11 - The Two Towers, the second volume of The Lord of the Rings, is published.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rayner Heppenstall.
- 22 - Rayner Heppenstall writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 157.
December
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing a letter to Rayner Heppenstall.
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 158.
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien finishes writing a letter to Rayner Heppenstall.
- 3 - The BBC Third Programme broadcasts the radio play of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rayner Heppenstall.
- 14 - James Horan, who would voice several character in video games, is born.
- 25 - Singer Annie Lennox is born.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. xxxv
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