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TCG Letter #1537


From
G.B. Smith
To
J.R.R. Tolkien
Date
26 May 1916
Type
Telegram
Transcript
Unknown
Smith sends Tolkien another telegram care of Edith's landlady, Mrs. Kendrick, to inform him of his time of arrival via train.
Notes
Smith visits Tolkien and Edith at Great Haywood the next day and stays for one night. In a later letter, he will note that he met Edith and Jennie Grove.
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References
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 87 (also see entry for 27-28 May 1916)
Tolkien and the Great War, p. 134 (Mrs Kendrick); pp. 135-6 (GBS at Great Haywood)


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