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On [[21 August]] [[1954]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to [[Nevill Coghill]]'''. | On [[21 August]] [[1954]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to [[Nevill Coghill]]'''. | ||
*'''Subject:''' [[Nevill Coghill]] had written to Tolkien asking for explanations, some of which the author felt should be left until the later volumes of The Lord of the Rings appeared and his friend was able to read them. | *'''Subject:''' [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] have stated that: "[[Nevill Coghill]] had written to Tolkien asking for explanations, some of which the author felt should be left until the later volumes of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' appeared and his friend was able to read them". Tolkien did, however, offer some comments about [[Tom Bombadil]] in his letter.<ref name=WC>{{webcite|author=[[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]]|articleurl=http://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/tom-bombadil-addenda-corrigenda/|articlename=''Tom Bombadil'' Addenda & Corrigenda|dated=30 December 2014|website=[http://www.wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/ wayneandchristina.wordpress.com]|accessed=31 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
*'''Publication:''' | *'''Publication:''' A section from the letter was published in [http://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/tom-bombadil-addenda-corrigenda/ a blog post] by [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]].<ref name=WC/> | ||
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Revision as of 11:27, 31 December 2014
On 21 August 1954, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Nevill Coghill.
- Subject: Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull have stated that: "Nevill Coghill had written to Tolkien asking for explanations, some of which the author felt should be left until the later volumes of The Lord of the Rings appeared and his friend was able to read them". Tolkien did, however, offer some comments about Tom Bombadil in his letter.[1]
- Publication: A section from the letter was published in a blog post by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull, "Tom Bombadil Addenda & Corrigenda" dated 30 December 2014, wayneandchristina.wordpress.com (accessed 31 December 2014)