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Tolkien writes to Kenneth Sisam with news that he has finished his modern prose translation of Beowulf.
The BBC writes to Tolkien for permission to broadcast a portion of his translation of the Middle English poem Pearl. Tolkien will reply on the same day ...
Tolkien replies to the BBC's request to broadcast a portion of his translation of Pearl. He gives permission for the reading.
Writing to, Christopher, Tolkien says he misses his son but that he is glad Christopher's little holiday has begun with fine weather. He discusses ...
Stanley Unwin writes to Tolkien to acknowledge receipt of the typescripts for the Hobbit. He also asks Tolkien to see his translation of Pearl, which th...
Stanley Unwin sends to Tolkien the contract duplicate. This is noted by Hammond/Scull as the final step for accepting the Hobbit for publication and on ...
E. V. Gordon sends to Tolkien the completed manuscript of his edition of Pearl and asks him to revise and criticize it. Tolkien will reply by 20 Novembe...
E.V. Gordon writing to Tolkien. Sisam has said that his Pearl edition is too long and Gordon asks Tolkien if he would be willing to "prune" it...
Writing to his friend and colleague E.V. Gordon, Tolkien says of Gordon that he has been treated badly. He says that he cannot help enough on the Pearl ...
Tolkien writes to his friend, E.V. Gordon, and says that he is willing to help with the reduction of his volume on Pearl. He remarks, however, that he i...
E.V. Gordon writes to Kenneth Sisam after receiving Tolkien's letter. Tolkien and he will attempt to reduce the Pearl manuscript for publication bu...
Tolkien thanks Stanley Unwin for the excellent news from America, where The Hobbit is selling well, and it has won a prize of $250. Rayner's review...
Tolkien offers more condolences about the Gordon family's loss, and talks more about his childhood. He acknowledges receipt of papers relating to P...
Basil Blackwell writes to Tolkien, offering his delight at the translation on Pearl which Tolkien had loaned him. He asks if Tolkien would be willing to...
Basil Blackwell sends Tolkien some proof copies of Pearl to be corrected as Tolkien has time. He remarks that he is still hopeful that Tolkien will writ...
After sending Tolkien proofs of Pearl Basil Blackwell writes again reminding Tolkien that he is yet to send the corrected proofs back to him. He asks To...
Basil Blackwell again writes to Tolkien to remind him that he needs the manuscripts returned for Pearl. He remarks that he needs to sort Tolkien's ...
Tolkien finally replies to Basil Blackwell about Pearl. He offers excuses to why he has not yet completed the work. He also includes a cheque to cover h...
Basil Blackwell writes, thanking Tolkien for his cheque. He also reiterates his hope that Tolkien can turn to and complete the work on Pearl.
Basil Blackwell writes yet again to Tolkien on the matter of his translation of Pearl, which Tolkien has still not returned. Blackwell had asked about b...
Tolkien replies immediately to #TCGLetter2414 in relation to his translation of Pearl. He does not feel taken advantage of and remarks on the introduction.
In reply to #TCGLetter2415, Basil Blackwell writes to Tolkien remarking that Tolkien's reply had helped ease his mind on his previous comments in #...
Stanley Unwin writes to Tolkien, remarked by Hammond & Scull as being about "an interesting poem, presumably Pearl, that Tolkien lent to Rayner."
The timeline for The Lord of the Rings is giving Tolkien trouble, but with some small changes to the map and a few extra days here and there seem to hav...
Tolkien sends Ida Gordon, widow of his friend and colleague, E.V. Gordon a letter and revised introduction to Pearl which was unfinished at the time of ...
In reply to Tolkien's letter, #TCGLetter2556, Ida Gordon thanks him for his letter and revised introduction. She is relieved that he has been able ...
Tolkien sends various linguistic material to Ida Gordon in relation to her husbands' edition of Pearl. The exact date in unknown, but Hammond and S...
Ida Gordon replies to Tolkien's letter, #TCGLetter2560. She thanks him for the material he sent and asks if he would give general comments and sugg...
Writing to Ida Gordon, Kenneth Sisam remarks that he is pleased to hear that Tolkien has taken up Pearl again. He also says that Tolkien's weakness...
Dan Davin, Assistant Secretary and Academic Publisher at OUP, writes to Kenneth Sisam on the subject of E.V. Gordon's Pearl. Tolkien has not yet su...
Tolkien works on further revisions to E.V. Gordon's edition of Pearl which he returns to Ida Gordon.
Ida Gordon replies to Tolkien's letter, see #TCGLetter2772. She asks for further help on the Pearl edition, namely on two points to which she canno...
Tolkien replies to Ida Gordon on the matters she raised on Pearl. See #TCGLetter2774.
Ida Gordon sends the completed manuscripts of Pearl to Oxford University Press. She remarks on the work undertaken and notes Tolkien's contribution...
Ida Gordon sends Tolkien some queries about Pearl. *Hammond and Scull remark in Chronology, p. 387, that Tolkien replies to Gordon's queries. We do...
In reply to #TCGLetter2785, Tolkien replies to Ida Gordon about Pearl. *As with the letter to Tolkien, a firm date is not known. We have assigned it fro...
Ida Gordon writes to Tolkien again on the subject of Pearl. She remains concerned about the introduction and what she considers unnecessary detail in ot...
Tolkien writes to Ida Gordon, enclosing additional notes for Pearl.
Ida Gordon sends her thanks to Tolkien for his notes on Pearl while noting various aspects which still concern her. She asks him to send her the materia...
Stanley Unwin writes to Tolkien to ask if he has made arrangements for the publication of his translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. He would l...
Writing to Dan Davin at the Oxford University Press, Ida Gordon raises concerns about the reductions he has suggested for cuts to her late husbands edit...
Tolkien writes to Rayner about his translations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl.
Tolkien tells Rayner that he is getting to his work on the translations of Sir Gawain and Pearl, in addition to The Silmarillion, however the arrival of...
Tolkien writes to Father Alex Jones apologizing for being late in his submission to the new Bible translation project, and says that he has been stuck i...
Writing to his aunt, Jane Neave, and in a newly published portion of this letter Tolkien says that fan mail keeps arriving, some of it is interesting an...
Tolkien sends Michael George a cheque for £45 and is pleased by the post he got for his birthday. He is also impressed that The Times announced his bir...
In an earlier letter Tolkien had suggested that James Heaf read his forthcoming book The Silmarillion. He now regrets that The Silmarillion might not be...
In this letter from Tolkien to his grandson, who was studying at St. Andrew's University, Tolkien apologizes that his translations of Sir Gawain an...
Tolkien writes to Michael George about the Ace Books controversy, "Pirates have got to work in the U.S.A."
Tolkien is working on drafts of Sir Gawain and Pearl and finding interesting words and passages that he hopes to write up for academic journals. An expa...
Tolkien discusses his and Edith's Mediterranean cruise and the bust of him at the English Faculty in Oxford. Excerpts from the letter have been pub...
Tolkien writes to Donald Swann including more material for his project. He thanks Swann for not cursing him. He has had long delays and while trying to ...
Christopher thanks Jan for his comments on his fathers translations.
Jan had asked Professor Jones about Pearl, and he replied that Norman Davies was the right person to answer questions on that subject.
Davies replied to Jan that he did not think Tolkien's translation of Pearl was in general use but that he should contact Rayner Unwin to find out.
Rayner mentions that there was a copy of Tolkien's early Pearl translation, but it was not published and little different to the version edited by ...
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Guide to Tolkien's Letters
Pearl
(57 letters match)1926
?26 April 1926
J.R.R. Tolkien to Kenneth Sisam
#1013
Tolkien writes to Kenneth Sisam with news that he has finished his modern prose translation of Beowulf.
1936
21 July 1936
?Guy Pocock (BBC) to J.R.R. Tolkien
#1826
The BBC writes to Tolkien for permission to broadcast a portion of his translation of the Middle English poem Pearl. Tolkien will reply on the same day ...
21 July 1936
J.R.R. Tolkien to ?Guy Pocock (BBC)
#1827
Tolkien replies to the BBC's request to broadcast a portion of his translation of Pearl. He gives permission for the reading.
10 August 1936
J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Tolkien
#1367
Carpenter #8b
Writing to, Christopher, Tolkien says he misses his son but that he is glad Christopher's little holiday has begun with fine weather. He discusses ...
5 October 1936
Stanley Unwin to J.R.R. Tolkien
#1833
Stanley Unwin writes to Tolkien to acknowledge receipt of the typescripts for the Hobbit. He also asks Tolkien to see his translation of Pearl, which th...
2 December 1936
Stanley Unwin to J.R.R. Tolkien
#1839
Stanley Unwin sends to Tolkien the contract duplicate. This is noted by Hammond/Scull as the final step for accepting the Hobbit for publication and on ...
1937
c. 1 September 1937
E. V. Gordon to J.R.R. Tolkien
#1972
E. V. Gordon sends to Tolkien the completed manuscript of his edition of Pearl and asks him to revise and criticize it. Tolkien will reply by 20 Novembe...
c. 20 November 1937
E. V. Gordon to J.R.R. Tolkien
#1643
E.V. Gordon writing to Tolkien. Sisam has said that his Pearl edition is too long and Gordon asks Tolkien if he would be willing to "prune" it...
22 November 1937
J.R.R. Tolkien to E.V. Gordon
#1374
Carpenter #18a
Writing to his friend and colleague E.V. Gordon, Tolkien says of Gordon that he has been treated badly. He says that he cannot help enough on the Pearl ...
?1 December 1937
J.R.R. Tolkien to E.V. Gordon
#2116
Tolkien writes to his friend, E.V. Gordon, and says that he is willing to help with the reduction of his volume on Pearl. He remarks, however, that he i...
2 December 1937
E. V. Gordon to Kenneth Sisam
#2117
E.V. Gordon writes to Kenneth Sisam after receiving Tolkien's letter. Tolkien and he will attempt to reduce the Pearl manuscript for publication bu...
1938
June 4th 1938
J.R.R. Tolkien to Stanley Unwin
#32
Carpenter #28
Tolkien thanks Stanley Unwin for the excellent news from America, where The Hobbit is selling well, and it has won a prize of $250. Rayner's review...
26 September 1938
J.R.R. Tolkien to Ida Gordon
#1129
Tolkien offers more condolences about the Gordon family's loss, and talks more about his childhood. He acknowledges receipt of papers relating to P...
1942
27 August 1942
Basil Blackwell to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2363
Basil Blackwell writes to Tolkien, offering his delight at the translation on Pearl which Tolkien had loaned him. He asks if Tolkien would be willing to...
1943
25 March 1943
Basil Blackwell to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2391
Basil Blackwell sends Tolkien some proof copies of Pearl to be corrected as Tolkien has time. He remarks that he is still hopeful that Tolkien will writ...
7 July 1943
Basil Blackwell to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2393
After sending Tolkien proofs of Pearl Basil Blackwell writes again reminding Tolkien that he is yet to send the corrected proofs back to him. He asks To...
17 September 1943
Basil Blackwell to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2395
Basil Blackwell again writes to Tolkien to remind him that he needs the manuscripts returned for Pearl. He remarks that he needs to sort Tolkien's ...
c. 18 September 1943
J.R.R. Tolkien to Basil Blackwell
#2396
Tolkien finally replies to Basil Blackwell about Pearl. He offers excuses to why he has not yet completed the work. He also includes a cheque to cover h...
24 September 1943
Basil Blackwell to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2398
Basil Blackwell writes, thanking Tolkien for his cheque. He also reiterates his hope that Tolkien can turn to and complete the work on Pearl.
1944
1 September 1944
Basil Blackwell to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2414
Basil Blackwell writes yet again to Tolkien on the matter of his translation of Pearl, which Tolkien has still not returned. Blackwell had asked about b...
1 September 1944
J.R.R. Tolkien to Basil Blackwell
#2415
Tolkien replies immediately to #TCGLetter2414 in relation to his translation of Pearl. He does not feel taken advantage of and remarks on the introduction.
6 September 1944
Basil Blackwell to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2430
In reply to #TCGLetter2415, Basil Blackwell writes to Tolkien remarking that Tolkien's reply had helped ease his mind on his previous comments in #...
26 September 1944
Stanley Unwin to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2433
Stanley Unwin writes to Tolkien, remarked by Hammond & Scull as being about "an interesting poem, presumably Pearl, that Tolkien lent to Rayner."
16 October 1944
J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Tolkien
#174
Carpenter #85
The timeline for The Lord of the Rings is giving Tolkien trouble, but with some small changes to the map and a few extra days here and there seem to hav...
1947
c. 22 July 1947
J.R.R. Tolkien to Ida Gordon
#2556
Tolkien sends Ida Gordon, widow of his friend and colleague, E.V. Gordon a letter and revised introduction to Pearl which was unfinished at the time of ...
25 July 1947
Ida Gordon to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2557
In reply to Tolkien's letter, #TCGLetter2556, Ida Gordon thanks him for his letter and revised introduction. She is relieved that he has been able ...
c. ?Early August 1947
J.R.R. Tolkien to Ida Gordon
#2560
Tolkien sends various linguistic material to Ida Gordon in relation to her husbands' edition of Pearl. The exact date in unknown, but Hammond and S...
8 August 1947
Ida Gordon to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2561
Ida Gordon replies to Tolkien's letter, #TCGLetter2560. She thanks him for the material he sent and asks if he would give general comments and sugg...
1948
11 November 1948
Kenneth Sisam to Ida Gordon
#2694
Writing to Ida Gordon, Kenneth Sisam remarks that he is pleased to hear that Tolkien has taken up Pearl again. He also says that Tolkien's weakness...
1949
27 April 1949
Dan Davin to Kenneth Sisam
#2717
Dan Davin, Assistant Secretary and Academic Publisher at OUP, writes to Kenneth Sisam on the subject of E.V. Gordon's Pearl. Tolkien has not yet su...
1950
?June 1950
J.R.R. Tolkien to Ida Gordon
#2772
Tolkien works on further revisions to E.V. Gordon's edition of Pearl which he returns to Ida Gordon.
21 July 1950
Ida Gordon to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2774
Ida Gordon replies to Tolkien's letter, see #TCGLetter2772. She asks for further help on the Pearl edition, namely on two points to which she canno...
c. late July or early August 1950
J.R.R. Tolkien to Ida Gordon
#2775
Tolkien replies to Ida Gordon on the matters she raised on Pearl. See #TCGLetter2774.
19 August 1950
Ida Gordon to Oxford University Press
#2784
Ida Gordon sends the completed manuscripts of Pearl to Oxford University Press. She remarks on the work undertaken and notes Tolkien's contribution...
?Early September 1950*
Ida Gordon to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2785
Ida Gordon sends Tolkien some queries about Pearl. *Hammond and Scull remark in Chronology, p. 387, that Tolkien replies to Gordon's queries. We do...
?Early September 1950*
J.R.R. Tolkien to Ida Gordon
#2786
In reply to #TCGLetter2785, Tolkien replies to Ida Gordon about Pearl. *As with the letter to Tolkien, a firm date is not known. We have assigned it fro...
13 September 1950
Ida Gordon to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2795
Ida Gordon writes to Tolkien again on the subject of Pearl. She remains concerned about the introduction and what she considers unnecessary detail in ot...
Between 13 and 18 September 1950
J.R.R. Tolkien to Ida Gordon
#2797
Tolkien writes to Ida Gordon, enclosing additional notes for Pearl.
19 September 1950
Ida Gordon to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2802
Ida Gordon sends her thanks to Tolkien for his notes on Pearl while noting various aspects which still concern her. She asks him to send her the materia...
6 November 1950
Stanley Unwin to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2814
Stanley Unwin writes to Tolkien to ask if he has made arrangements for the publication of his translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. He would l...
1951
6 June 1951
Ida Gordon to Dan Davin
#2843
Writing to Dan Davin at the Oxford University Press, Ida Gordon raises concerns about the reductions he has suggested for cuts to her late husbands edit...
1959
9 December 1959
J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin
#598
Carpenter #222
Tolkien writes to Rayner about his translations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl.
1960
12 February 1960
J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin
#1471
Carpenter #222b
Tolkien tells Rayner that he is getting to his work on the translations of Sir Gawain and Pearl, in addition to The Silmarillion, however the arrival of...
1961
13 February 1961
J.R.R. Tolkien to [Father] Alex Jones
#1476
Carpenter #228a
Tolkien writes to Father Alex Jones apologizing for being late in his submission to the new Bible translation project, and says that he has been stuck i...
1962
18 July 1962
J.R.R. Tolkien to Jane Neave
#613
Carpenter #238
Writing to his aunt, Jane Neave, and in a newly published portion of this letter Tolkien says that fan mail keeps arriving, some of it is interesting an...
1964
3 January 1964
J.R.R. Tolkien to Michael George Tolkien
#2670
Tolkien sends Michael George a cheque for £45 and is pleased by the post he got for his birthday. He is also impressed that The Times announced his bir...
8 July 1964
J.R.R. Tolkien to James Heaf
#545
In an earlier letter Tolkien had suggested that James Heaf read his forthcoming book The Silmarillion. He now regrets that The Silmarillion might not be...
1965
6 January 1965
J.R.R. Tolkien to Michael George Tolkien
#571
Carpenter #266
In this letter from Tolkien to his grandson, who was studying at St. Andrew's University, Tolkien apologizes that his translations of Sir Gawain an...
21 May 1965
J.R.R. Tolkien to Michael George Tolkien
#2671
Tolkien writes to Michael George about the Ace Books controversy, "Pirates have got to work in the U.S.A."
8 November 1965
J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin
#1010
Carpenter #280
Tolkien is working on drafts of Sir Gawain and Pearl and finding interesting words and passages that he hopes to write up for academic journals. An expa...
1966
11 October 1966
J.R.R. Tolkien to Clyde S. Kilby
#792
Carpenter #289b
Tolkien discusses his and Edith's Mediterranean cruise and the bust of him at the English Faculty in Oxford. Excerpts from the letter have been pub...
1967
20 March 1967
J.R.R. Tolkien to Donald Swann
#974
Carpenter #294b
Tolkien writes to Donald Swann including more material for his project. He thanks Swann for not cursing him. He has had long delays and while trying to ...
1979
13 September 1979
Christopher Tolkien to Jan Veltman
#2889
Christopher thanks Jan for his comments on his fathers translations.
1981
12 April 1981
John Jones to Jan Veltman
#2892
Jan had asked Professor Jones about Pearl, and he replied that Norman Davies was the right person to answer questions on that subject.
24 April 1981
Norman Davies to Jan Veltman
#2893
Davies replied to Jan that he did not think Tolkien's translation of Pearl was in general use but that he should contact Rayner Unwin to find out.
22 May 1981
Rayner Unwin to Jan Veltman
#2894
Rayner mentions that there was a copy of Tolkien's early Pearl translation, but it was not published and little different to the version edited by ...
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