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TCG Letter #733
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
K. Jackson
Date
29 January 1968
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien writes about the origin of
Bag-End
, which was the local name of a house an aunt of his lived in in Worcestershire.
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Bag-End
Etymology
Family history
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References
Sotheby's English Literature & History 2005 Lot 429
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 751
Sotheby's English Literature & History 2005 Lot 429
Tolkien Library - Two letters signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien") to Ken Jackson concerning a production of The Hobbit and the source of the name "bag-end"
J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment
, p. 455
Origin of Frodo & Bilbo’s house name Bag-End revealed Letter | 29th January 1968, original Tolkien letter. Baylis Rare Books asking price GBP 16,500 29th July 2024
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