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'''Major Road Ahead''' was a hero — a figure in a "long-running family epic" told by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to his children. The stories "revolved around the tireless efforts of Major Road Ahead to prosecute the villain", [[Bill Stickers]].<ref name=Bio>{{HM|Bio}}, Chapter 7</ref> | '''Major Road Ahead''' was a hero — a figure in a "long-running family epic" told by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to his children. The stories "revolved around the tireless efforts of Major Road Ahead to prosecute the villain", [[Bill Stickers]].<ref name=Bio>{{HM|Bio}}, Chapter 7</ref> | ||
==Inspiration== | == Inspiration == | ||
The stories about Major Road Ahead and Bill Stickers were only told orally (possibly around [[1926]] and [[1930]]<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 135</ref>), and have thus not been recorded,<ref>{{CG|RG}}, p. 162</ref> unlike, for example, ''[[Roverandom]]'' and ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]''. | The stories about Major Road Ahead and Bill Stickers were only told orally (possibly around [[1926]] and [[1930]]<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 135</ref>), and have thus not been recorded,<ref>{{CG|RG}}, p. 162</ref> unlike, for example, ''[[Roverandom]]'' and ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 19 October 2022
Major Road Ahead was a hero — a figure in a "long-running family epic" told by J.R.R. Tolkien to his children. The stories "revolved around the tireless efforts of Major Road Ahead to prosecute the villain", Bill Stickers.[1]
Inspiration[edit | edit source]
The stories about Major Road Ahead and Bill Stickers were only told orally (possibly around 1926 and 1930[2]), and have thus not been recorded,[3] unlike, for example, Roverandom and Letters from Father Christmas.
References
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, Chapter 7
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 135
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: II. Reader's Guide, p. 162
