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An interview with Catherine McIlwaine on the Tolkien archive at Bodley and the exhibition of 2018 - Part 1.
Interview with Catherine McIlwaine, the Tolkien Archivist, by Stuart Lee on the Tolkien archive at Bodley. Part one contains details about the history of the archive, its relationship to the collection at Marquette University, how the collection came to be at Oxford and what it contains.
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/tolkien-arch ... xhibition-bodleian-part-1An interview with Catherine McIlwaine on the Tolkien archive at Bodley and the exhibition of 2018 - Part 2
Interview with Catherine McIlwaine, Tolkien Archivist at the Bodleian. This second part deals with the 2018 exhibition itself, putting it together, and feedback from visitors.
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/tolkien-arch ... xhibition-bodleian-part-2
23 Jun, 2021
2021/6/23 14:43:22 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
1 Jul, 2021
2021/7/1 13:10:21 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Just listened to these
Really enjoyed the interview
Thanks for posting ππππππ
5 Jul, 2021
2021/7/5 19:25:28 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Towards the beginning of the recording Ms. McIlwaine spoke about the contract that Tolkien signed with A&U for profit sharing on LOTR and how he didn't see any real money for the first few years after publication.
That got me wondering about the profit sharing agreements he had on (to that point) The Hobbit and Farmer Giles. I remember reading the details on this but can't remember where.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
5 Jul, 2021
2021/7/5 22:18:25 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Towards the beginning of the recording Ms. McIlwaine spoke about the contract that Tolkien signed with A&U for profit sharing on LOTR and how he didn't see any real money for the first few years after publication.
That got me wondering about the profit sharing agreements he had on (to that point) The Hobbit and Farmer Giles. I remember reading the details on this but can't remember where.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
The earlier works were on a royalty basis, not profit sharing. I made a note of the terms from the A&U publishing ledgers many years ago:
The HobbitTerms: Roy E.E. in GB 10%: 12Β½% after 2,500; 15% after 5,000. (a. or b. Β½p.p. 10% r. No roy a.l.t. cost) Cheaper edns above 2/6 10% a or b 2/6 5%. Export above cost 12Β½%. lt subj to roy 75% roy recd. Am. Dom. Col. Cont. Trans. Serial. Non-vis. Broadcasting, Am. Dram. Anthol rts. Art, to grant licenses 75% Cinema. talky picture. Television 80% (if re-assigned. A pay us 10% nr) Corr. 10%
Farmer GilesTerms: 7Β½% rising 10% after 2,000 and 12Β½% after 5,000
Book Club Editions 10% or if in consideration of fee or royalty 50%. Other forms of reproduction 50% N.R.
5 Jul, 2021
2021/7/5 22:42:39 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Thanks for the info
DeagolIs this on your site anywhere?
5 Jul, 2021
2021/7/5 22:53:05 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Thanks for the info Deagol
Is this on your site anywhere?
No, I didn't get around to writing anything in this area, but it is in the notes I typed up way back when.
15 Jul, 2021
2021/7/15 6:15:15 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Thought it would be useful to include this video as well by Tom Shippey.
Tolkien's turning point: Tolkien and the history of tonguesTom Shippey's lecture will move from the detail to the (eventual) design of Tolkien's languages, and even the philosophical issues embedded in Tolkien's fiction.
Professionally speaking, Tolkien was a philologist, interested above all in the history and relationships of languages. Personally speaking, he was a self-declared 'niggler', who took immense pains over details. It was a vital moment when he solved a problem, which would have bothered few authors of fantasy, to do with the history and relationship of the languages of Middle-earth. It was this which opened up The Lord of the Rings to its full scale and sweep.
28 Jul, 2021
2021/7/28 10:41:25 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia