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TCG Letter #1569


From
Christopher Wiseman
To
J.R.R. Tolkien
Date
8 December 1916
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Wiseman writes to Tolkien on politics, and the war. Thanking Tolkien for his letter and more of his poems. He says that R.W. Reynolds thinks that Tolkien is influenced by Francis Thompson, and although he has studied Thompson, Wiseman does not see the connection.

Wiseman suggests that Tolkien write to Brigadier-General Sir John Barnsley (T.K. Barnsley’s father), who may be able to offer some assistance in this matter.

The letter is held among the 'Tolkien Papers, Bodleian Library, Oxford'.

Note on G.B. Smith: At this time, Tolkien and Wiseman were unaware that their friend and fellow T.C.B.S. member had died from his injuries sustained on 29 November.
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