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'''Baillie Jean Tolkien, née Klass''' (b. [[10 December]] [[1941]]) is the second wife of [[Christopher Tolkien]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s third son, with whom she had two children, [[Adam Tolkien|Adam]] and [[Rachel Tolkien|Rachel]]. She edited J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Father Christmas Letters]]'' for posthumous publication. | '''Baillie Jean Tolkien, née Klass''' (b. [[10 December]] [[1941]]) is the second wife of [[Christopher Tolkien]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s third son, with whom she had two children, [[Adam Tolkien|Adam]] and [[Rachel Tolkien|Rachel]]. | ||
Before marrying Christopher, Klass was J.R.R. Tolkien's secretary. For the second edition of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' ([[Ballantine Books]], [[1965]]) she compiled an index to songs and verses in the book, complementing the existing index of names.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lxxxi | |||
She edited J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Father Christmas Letters]]'' for posthumous publication. | |||
Christopher dedicated ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'' and ''[[The Children of Húrin]]'' to her. | Christopher dedicated ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'' and ''[[The Children of Húrin]]'' to her. | ||
Revision as of 06:13, 12 December 2020
Baillie Jean Tolkien, née Klass (b. 10 December 1941) is the second wife of Christopher Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien's third son, with whom she had two children, Adam and Rachel.
Before marrying Christopher, Klass was J.R.R. Tolkien's secretary. For the second edition of The Lord of the Rings (Ballantine Books, 1965) she compiled an index to songs and verses in the book, complementing the existing index of names.<ref>Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lxxxi
She edited J.R.R. Tolkien's The Father Christmas Letters for posthumous publication.
Christopher dedicated The Peoples of Middle-earth and The Children of Húrin to her.
