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TCG Letter #995


From
Rob Gilson
To
J.R.R. Tolkien
Date
4 October 1911
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Writing to Tolkien as Librarian of King Edward's School, Gilson points out that Tolkien has yet to return two books, one of which is the the first volume of the Kalevala. In May 1912 Tolkien would be fined £1, 7s, and 6d by the Oxford Union Library for again not returning books on time.
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References
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), https://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/chronology2.html (entry for 18 May 1912).
Tolkien and the Great War, p. 17 footnote (sobriquets); p. 25 (Kalevala overdue)


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