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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 Recteur of the University of Liège, written on [[January 29]]th, [[1954]].  
On [[29 January]] [[1954]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to the Rector of the [[Wikipedia:University of Liège|University of Liège]]'''.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 422</ref>


The letter concerns the festivities of Tolkien's reception of an honorary doctorate at the University of Liège on [[October 2]]nd, [[1954]] (he was suggested as a candidate by [[Simonne d'Ardenne]]).
*'''Subject:'''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]]).
*'''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]]''.
*'''Archive''': The letter is kept at the University Archives in Liège.
==Excerpt==


*'''Authenticity''': High (the letters are kept at the University Archives in Liège).
{{quote|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)}}
*'''Publication:''' The letters were reprinted in full in the article "Tolkien and Belgium" by [[Johan Vanhecke]], published in ''[[Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum]]''.
 
==Excerpt==


{{quote|I look forward with grear 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}}
==See also==


[[CATEGORY:Letters]]
*[[Letter to Liège University (9 September 1954)]]
*[[Letter to Liège University (18 October 1954)]]
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[[Category:Letters|Liege University (1954-01-29)]]

Revision as of 20:44, 4 June 2014

On 29 January 1954, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to the Rector of the University of Liège.[1]

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)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 422
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