Letter to Wordsworth (17 February 1958)
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On 17 February 1958, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Jonathan Wordsworth. [1]
- Subject: Tolkien invites Wordsworth for dinner.
- Publication: A short summary was included in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide.[2]
Transcription
12:45 am Monday 17/2/58
My dear Wordsworth,
Tuesday Feb. 25. Dinner at 7:30. I shall be in my room (Fellows 4) from 7 p.m. onwards. I cannot guarantee any entertainment, but it will be delightful to see you again. Yours J.R.R.T.
Notes
- Wordsworth added a note in red pen that reads: 'Flattering, don't you think, that he should write even before going to bed!' [1](in reference to the time of writing).
- His son Charles Wordsworth sold the letter in 2006. The money was used to purchase a billiard table.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wordsworth note at Tolkien Library (accessed 13 April 2023)
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2017), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 548
