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TCG Letter #1133
From
Edith Bratt
To
J.R.R. Tolkien
Date
January 1913 (after 3 January but no later than 7 January)
Type
Unknown
Transcript
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Edith replies to Tolkiens letter of January 3rd telling him she is engaged to a George Field, the brother of a school friend. She had accepted this proposal feeling that Tolkien no longer cared for her.This letter although not dated was written shortly after Tolkien's letter at midnight of his 21st birthday, Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Edith Bratt • 3 January 1913 (#44). Tolkien would then reply shortly after and they arrange to meet on January 8 in Cheltenham.[1]
1 This letter although not dated was written shortly after Tolkien's letter at midnight of his 21st birthday, Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Edith Bratt • 3 January 1913 (#44). Tolkien would then reply shortly after and they arrange to meet on January 8 in Cheltenham. ↩
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