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TCG Letter #2304


From
Rob Gilson
To
Estelle King
Date
10 March 1916
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Gilson describes Tolkien's authority on etymology, and writes about Tolkien finishing school in Oxford before joining the Army. He mentions how "desperately poor" Tolkien has always been.
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Letter from Rob Gilson to Marriane Cary Gilson • 22 May 1914 (#1739), the actual quote appearing in Tolkien and the Great War (p. 16) comes from this letter
References
Tolkien and the Great War, p. 16 (etymology); pp. 43-44 ('He did not join the army...')


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