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'''Jennifer Brookes-Smith 26 September 1947''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Jennifer Brookes-Smith<ref group=note>Identified as "Jennifer [Paxman]" in the collection at the [[Marquette University]].</ref>, written on [[26 September]] [[1947]].<ref name=CG>{{CG|C}}, p. 322</ref><ref name=Marq>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/JRRT/JRRT-series7.shtml|articlename=J.R.R. Tolkien Collection: Other Tolkien Writings, 1911-1976|dated=|website=[http://www.marquette.edu/ Marquette.edu]|accessed=25 May 2013}}</ref> | '''Jennifer Brookes-Smith 26 September 1947''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Jennifer Brookes-Smith<ref group=note>Identified as "Jennifer [Paxman]" in the collection at the [[Marquette University]].</ref>, written on [[26 September]] [[1947]].<ref name=CG>{{CG|C}}, p. 322</ref><ref name=Marq>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/JRRT/JRRT-series7.shtml|articlename=J.R.R. Tolkien Collection: Other Tolkien Writings, 1911-1976|dated=|website=[http://www.marquette.edu/ Marquette.edu]|accessed=25 May 2013}}</ref> | ||
*'''Subject:''' Signing the letter "Uncle Ronald", Tolkien offers advice about Oxford colleges, and discusses misprints in ''[[The Hobbit]]'', the development of [[runes]], and the various editions of ''The Hobbit''.<ref name=Marq/> | *'''Subject:''' Signing the letter "Uncle Ronald", Tolkien offers advice about Oxford colleges, and discusses misprints in ''[[The Hobbit]]'', the development of [[runes]], and the various editions of ''The Hobbit''.<ref name=Marq/> Tolkien also expresses a dissatisfaction with [[Allen and Unwin|Allen & Unwin]].<ref name=TB/> | ||
*'''Publication:''' A description of the letter appeared in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide|The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology]]''. | *'''Description:''' 4 pages.<ref name=TB>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=72430|articlename=20th-Century Books and Manuscripts. 2003|dated=|website=TB|accessed=9 April 2014}}</ref> | ||
*'''Publication:''' A description of the letter appeared in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide|The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology]]''. Extracts from the letter were quoted in ''[[Christie's 20th Century Books and Manuscripts 2 December 2003]]''. | |||
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Jennifer Brookes-Smith 26 September 1947 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Jennifer Brookes-Smith[note 1], written on 26 September 1947.[1][2]
- Subject: Signing the letter "Uncle Ronald", Tolkien offers advice about Oxford colleges, and discusses misprints in The Hobbit, the development of runes, and the various editions of The Hobbit.[2] Tolkien also expresses a dissatisfaction with Allen & Unwin.[3]
- Description: 4 pages.[3]
- Publication: A description of the letter appeared in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology. Extracts from the letter were quoted in Christie's 20th Century Books and Manuscripts 2 December 2003.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Identified as "Jennifer [Paxman]" in the collection at the Marquette University.
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 322
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "J.R.R. Tolkien Collection: Other Tolkien Writings, 1911-1976", Marquette.edu (accessed 25 May 2013)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "20th-Century Books and Manuscripts. 2003", TolkienBooks.net (accessed 9 April 2014)
