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On [[16 December]] [[1955]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to Mr Capan'''.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 482</ref> | |||
*'''Subject''': Tolkien declines an invitation to talk to the Cambridge University English Club. | *'''Subject''': Tolkien declines an invitation to talk to the [[Cambridge|Cambridge University]] English Club. | ||
*'''Description:''' One page, personal letterhead.<ref>[http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/auction/2005/1373.html Lot1373 (2005)] at [http://www.robertedwardauctions.com Robertedwardauctions] (accessed 02 April 2014)</ref> | *'''Description:''' One page, personal letterhead.<ref>[http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/auction/2005/1373.html Lot1373 (2005)] at [http://www.robertedwardauctions.com Robertedwardauctions] (accessed 02 April 2014)</ref> | ||
*'''Publication:''' A description of the letter was included in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'' (p. 482). | *'''Publication:''' A description of the letter was included in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'' (p. 482). | ||
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{{blockquote|Dear Mr. Capan,<br/><br/>Thank you very much for the pleasure and honour of your invitation to visit the Cambridge University English Club. I am afraid, however, that I must decline with regret. It's difficult for me to get to Cambridge in term-time, especially in the middle of the week, and I simply have not the time for the composition of any paper or address worthy of your notice and hospitality.<br/><br/>Yours Sincerely,<br/><br/>J.R.R. Tolkien.}} | |||
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[[Category:Letters]] | [[Category:Letters|Capan, Mr]] | ||
Revision as of 18:55, 29 May 2014
On 16 December 1955, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Mr Capan.[1]
- Subject: Tolkien declines an invitation to talk to the Cambridge University English Club.
- Description: One page, personal letterhead.[2]
- Publication: A description of the letter was included in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology (p. 482).
Transcription
Dear Mr. Capan,
Thank you very much for the pleasure and honour of your invitation to visit the Cambridge University English Club. I am afraid, however, that I must decline with regret. It's difficult for me to get to Cambridge in term-time, especially in the middle of the week, and I simply have not the time for the composition of any paper or address worthy of your notice and hospitality.
Yours Sincerely,
J.R.R. Tolkien.
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 482
- ↑ Lot1373 (2005) at Robertedwardauctions (accessed 02 April 2014)
