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'''Baillie Tolkien''' 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]].  


Christopher has dedicated to her the twelfth volume of [[The History of Middle-earth]], entitled ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''.
Baillie is Canadian, and is the daughter of Winnipeg surgeon [[Alan Klass]], and Helen Klass (née Jacob). She has a BA in English from the University of Manitoba and an MA from Oxford.  


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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 [[The Lord of the Rings Index|existing index]] of names.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lxxxii</ref>
 
She edited J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Father Christmas Letters]]'' for posthumous publication.
 
Christopher dedicated ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[The Children of Húrin]]'' and ''[[The Fall of Gondolin]]'' to her.
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Latest revision as of 20:34, 25 July 2021

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.

Baillie is Canadian, and is the daughter of Winnipeg surgeon Alan Klass, and Helen Klass (née Jacob). She has a BA in English from the University of Manitoba and an MA from Oxford.

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.[1]

She edited J.R.R. Tolkien's The Father Christmas Letters for posthumous publication.

Christopher dedicated The Peoples of Middle-earth, The Children of Húrin and The Fall of Gondolin to her.

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