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J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend

by Judith Priestman

1851240276

Tolkien: Life and Legend is the catalogue of the 1992 centenary exhibition held by the Bodleian Library, Oxford, to commemorate the centenary of the birth of J.R.R. Tolkien.

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Letter from Mabel Tolkien to John Benjamin Tolkien and Mary Jane Tolkien • 4 March 1893 (#988), p. 10, item 6

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien (Wanild Toekins) to Arthur Tolkien (Daddy Toekins) • Christmas 1893 (#2066), p. 10 (item 7)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Arthur Tolkien • 14 February 1896 (#41), p. 11 (item 9)

Letter from May Incledon to Mabel Tolkien • Early (Spring) 1900 (#1879), p. 12 (item 12)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Father Francis Morgan • 8 August 1904 (#42), p. 13 (item 14)

Carpenter #267: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Michael Tolkien • 9-10 January 1965 (#640), p. 14 (item 15 quotes from Tolkien's letter and shows a drawing of Hilary's from 1904)

Carpenter #165: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Houghton Mifflin Co. • 30 June 1955 (#478), p. 15 (quote found in introduction to section 2), p. 16 (item 19)

Carpenter #163: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to W. H. Auden • 7 June 1955 (#476), p. 18 (item 20), p. 53 (see item 139), p. 66 (see introduction and items 192 & 193), p. 88 (see introduction)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Edith Bratt • 26 March 1910 (#993), p. 23 (see items 26-7 for a minor details on the letter and pamphlets)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Edith Bratt • 17 December 1910 (1) (#2067), p. 23 (item 28)

Letter from Edith Bratt to J.R.R. Tolkien • 17 December 1910 (#2068), p. 23 (item 28)

Letter from Edith Bratt to J.R.R. Tolkien • Christmas 1910 (#2069), p. 23 (item 30)

Carpenter #75: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Tolkien • 7 July 1944 (#146), p. 24 (item 34 description contains a quote from this letter with details of 'A Finnish Grammar')

Carpenter #144: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Naomi Mitchison • 25 April 1954 (#372), pp. 24-5 (see item 35)

Carpenter #163: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to W. H. Auden • 7 June 1955 (#476), p. 24 (item 34 description contains brief quotes from this letter with details of 'A Finnish Grammar'), p. 52 (see item 132)

Carpenter #83: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Tolkien • 6 October 1944 (#172), p. 28 (item 45 contains minor quotes from this letter)

Carpenter #257: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Bretherton • 16 July 1964 (#631), p. 28 (item 45 contains minor quotes from this letter)

Letter from Geoffrey B. Smith to J.R.R. Tolkien • February 3, 1916 (#1112), p. 31 (item 53 contains a long excerpt from this letter)

Letter from Rob Gilson to J.R.R. Tolkien • 22 June 1916 (#1542), p. 33 (item 54 contains a large quote from this letter)

Letter from G.B. Smith to J.R.R. Tolkien • 15 July 1916 (#1545), p. 33 (item 55 contains a large quote from this letter, minus the salutations it is complete)

Letter from Christopher Wiseman to J.R.R. Tolkien • 16 December 1916 (postmarked 18 December) (#1570), pp. 33-4 (item 57 contains details and a large excerpt)

Letter from Cary Gilson to J.R.R. Tolkien • c. second half of July 1916 (#2070), p. 33 (item 56 gives minor details from this letter to Tolkien)

Letter from Mrs. Smith to J.R.R. Tolkien • 22 December 1916 (#1572), p. 34 (item 58 contains details on and a quote from this letter)

Letter from Mrs. Weatherhead to J.R.R. Tolkien • 25 August 1916 (#2071), p. 35 (item 60)

Letter from May Incledon to J.R.R. Tolkien • c. 16 November 1917 (#2072), p. 36 (item 62)

Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 23 December 1931 (#1943), p. 37 contains two drawings from 1931, p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Carpenter #46: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to R.W. Chapman • 26 November 1941 (#61), p. 38 (see item 66)

Carpenter #92: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Tolkien • 18 December 1944 (#217), p. 39 (see item 68)

Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 23 December 1932 (#1954), pp. 40-1 (contains drawings from 1932), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John Tolkien • 22 December 1920 (#1926), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1923 (#1927), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John Tolkien • 23 December 1924 (#1928), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to Michael Tolkien • 23 December 1924 (#1929), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John and Michael Tolkien • Christmas 1925 (#1930), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John and Michael Tolkien • 20 December 1926 (#1931), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael and Christopher Tolkien, also Aslaug, Mummy, Auntie Jennie, and Daddy • 21 December 1927 (#1939), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael and Christopher Tolkien • 20 December 1928 (#1940), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters), p. 65 contains Polar Bear's accident.

Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 22 December 1929 (#1941), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1930 (#1942), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 21 December 1933 (#1955), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to Christopher Tolkien, Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1934 (#1956), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1935 (#1957), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas, llbereth, secretary to Fr Christmas and Polar Bear to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 23 December 1936 (#1958), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas 1937 (#1959), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas 1938 (#1960), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1939 (#1961), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters), p. 80 contains an image for 1939

Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1940 (#1962), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • 22 December 1941 (#1963), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1942 (#1964), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas 1943 (#1965), p. 43 (items 75-86 contains brief details on the Father Christmas Letters)

Carpenter #9: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Susan Dagnall • 4 January 1937 (#9), p. 47 (see items 88-98 for further details)

Carpenter #11: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Susan Dagnall • 5 February 1937 (#11), p. 47 (see items 88-98 for further details)

Carpenter #12: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Allen & Unwin Ltd. • 13 April 1937 (#12), p. 47 (item 99)

Carpenter #26: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Stanley Unwin • 4 March 1938 (#30), see pp. 47-8 for more information on details of The Lord of the Rings production period

Letter from C.A. Furth (GA&U) to J.R.R. Tolkien • 11 May 1937 (#1872), pp. 47-8 (see items 100-4 for more details on Houghton Mifflin's interest in The Hobbit and their desire to have it adorned with colour illustrations)

Carpenter #20: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to C.A. Furth • 19 December 1937 (#23), p. 48 (Tolkien regretted that 'Bilbo woke' was not included in the GA&U ed. of The Hobbit)

Carpenter #25: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Editor of the Observer • 20 February 1938* (#28), p. 49 (see item 110)

Carpenter #281: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin • 15 December 1965 (#654), pp. 49-50 (see item 111)

Carpenter #20: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to C.A. Furth • 19 December 1937 (#23), p. 50 (see item 113)

Letter from Arthur Ransome to J.R.R. Tolkien • 13 December 1937 (#106), p. 50 (see item 113)

Carpenter #232: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Joyce Reeves • 4 November 1961 (#607), p. 50 (see item 112)

Letter from Jane Neave to J.R.R. Tolkien • 1 October 1937 (#2002), p. 50, item 112

Letter from Katherine Farrer to J.R.R. Tolkien • 15 December 1947 (#2048), p. 50 (item 114 reproduces Farrer's postcard, note that the letter is wrongly said to be from 1937. This is of course not possible given that Tolkien wrote to Farrer using his Manor Road headed paper, which the Tolkien's did not move into until March 1947)

Carpenter #225: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin • 10 December 1960 (#601), p. 51 (see items 118-21)

Carpenter #277: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin • 12 September 1965 (#651), pp. 51-2 (see item 122)

Letter from Stanley Unwin to J.R.R. Tolkien • 19 October 1937 (#2087), p. 51 (see item 115)

Carpenter #122: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Mrs. Naomi Mitchison • 18 December 1949 (#136), p. 52 (see item 132)

Carpenter #98: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Stanley Unwin • Undated (circa 18 March 1945) (#223), pp. 53, 56 (see item 140)

Carpenter #234: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Jane Neave • 22 November 1961 (#609), p. 53 (see item 139)

Carpenter #241: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Jane Neave • 8-9 September 1962 (#616), pp. 53, 56 (see item 140)

Carpenter #120: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Allen & Unwin Ltd. • 16 March 1949 (#272), p. 56 (see item 141-6)

Carpenter #22: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to C.A. Furth • 4 February 1938 (#25), p. 57 (see item 147 which includes an image of the letter)

Carpenter #135: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin • 24 October 1952 (#351), p. 61 (see items 166-71)

Carpenter #136: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin • 24 March 1953 (#352), p. 61 (see items 166-71)

Carpenter #137: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin • 11 April 1953 (#353), p. 61 (see items 150-65)