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TCG Letter #97 / Carpenter Letter #63


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Christopher Tolkien
Date
24 April 1944 (continued 26 April)
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien had received an airletter from Christopher that morning and he read it while enjoying breakfast in bed. He describes the events of St. George's Day and trying to sleep through air raids. Tolkien continues the letter a couple of days later and tells Christopher that he has been taking care of some matters for Joseph Wright's widow and had a lecture. He had met with C.S. and Warren Lewis at the White Horse.

The letter goes on to mention various activities, including lawnmowing, a lecture he gave whoch he said went badly.

Tolkien closes his letter noting his amusement at Christopher's mention of his journey to Johannesburg. He sentimentally wonders if the "old stone bank-house" still exists where he was born, in Bloemfontein, or if his fathers grave is still present.
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References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 74-75, p. 438 (Carpenter notes)
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 120-2, p. 624 (notas de Carpenter)
Fæder his suna (Father to Son. FS) No. 19
Error in hardcover and Kindle editions: cliche > cliché p. 109


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