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'''Liège University 29 January 1954''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the Rector of the University of Liège, written on [[January 29]]th, [[1954]]. | '''Liège University 29 January 1954''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to the Rector of the University of Liège, written on [[29 January|January 29]]th, [[1954]]. | ||
The letter concerns the festivities of Tolkien's reception of an honorary doctorate at the University of Liège on [[2 October|October 2]]nd, [[1954]] (he was suggested as a candidate by [[Simonne d'Ardenne]]). | The letter concerns the festivities of Tolkien's reception of an honorary doctorate at the University of Liège on [[2 October|October 2]]nd, [[1954]] (he was suggested as a candidate by [[Simonne d'Ardenne]]). | ||
Revision as of 14:44, 9 June 2011
Liège University 29 January 1954 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to the Rector of the University of Liège, written on January 29th, 1954.
The letter concerns the festivities of Tolkien's reception of an honorary doctorate at the University of Liège on October 2nd, 1954 (he was suggested as a candidate by Simonne d'Ardenne).
- Authenticity: High. The letter is kept at the University Archives in Liège, and is mentioned by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology.
- Publication: The letter was reprinted in full in the article "Tolkien and Belgium" by Johan Vanhecke, published in Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum.
Excerpt
- "I look forward with great pleasure to the opportunity of again visiting the renowned University of Liège, for which I entertain feelings of affection and the highest regard."
- ― J.R.R. Tolkien (in Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum, p.56)
