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TCG Letter #2058


From
Olwen Brogan
To
J.R.R. Tolkien
Date
18 March 1949
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Unknown
Hugh Brogan's mother, Olwen, writes to Tolkien on the matter of him visiting them in Cambridge. She says he is very welcome and suggests the 20th (Sunday) for tea. Tolkien will visit on that Sunday and several years later in a letter from Hugh, it is mentioned that Tolkien fell down their stairs while visiting.Hammond/Scull, Chronology, p. 368[1]

This letter is held at the Bodleian Library archives among the Tolkien Papers.

1 Hammond/Scull, Chronology, p. 368
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References
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 368 (entries for 18 March and 20 March)
We note our thanks to Christine McIllwaine for further details on this letter.
MS. Tolkien 21, fol. 34


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