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Lyon Sprague de Camp (November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography.
In 1963, de Camp sent J.R.R. Tolkien a copy of his anthology Swords and Sorcery. In February 1967, de Camp and Alan E. Nourse visited Tolkien for an interview:[1][2]
- "[Tolkien] said he found [the anthology] interesting but did not much like the stories in it [...] We sat in the garage for a couple of hours, smoking pipes, drinking beer, and talking about a variety of things. Practically anything in English literature, from Beowulf down, Tolkien had read and could talk intelligently about. He indicated that he 'rather liked' Howard's Conan stories."
- ― Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers, pp. 243-4
Bibliography, selected
- 1963: Swords & Sorcery (editor)
- 1976: Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers
See also
- Critique of "Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweler"
- L. Sprague de Camp 30 August 1964 (letter)
External links
References
- ↑ Dale Nelson, "Howard, Robert E. (1906-36)", in J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia (Michael D.C. Drout, ed.), p.287
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 688
