Journeys of Frodo - author note/association
22 Feb, 2023
2023-2-22 3:44:32 PM UTC
2023-2-22 3:44:32 PM UTC
I thought some might be interested in this.
I bought a copy of Journeys of Frodo, a first printing paperback and in rather good condition, but what's really nice is that it included a note from the author Barbara Strachey, thanking Marilyn Edwards (then a sales representative for GA&U) for having made the suggestion that caused Rayner Unwin to write to Barbara Strachey in the first place - "I should never have dreamt of getting it published otherwise!"
Marilyn Edwards became a known author in her own right, and died in 2017. An obituary appeared in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017 ... /marilyn-edwards-obituary) and was written by Brian Alderson, who I imagine is likely the same Brian Alderson who wrote the Hobbit 50th Anniversary commemorative booklet.
I bought a copy of Journeys of Frodo, a first printing paperback and in rather good condition, but what's really nice is that it included a note from the author Barbara Strachey, thanking Marilyn Edwards (then a sales representative for GA&U) for having made the suggestion that caused Rayner Unwin to write to Barbara Strachey in the first place - "I should never have dreamt of getting it published otherwise!"
Marilyn Edwards became a known author in her own right, and died in 2017. An obituary appeared in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017 ... /marilyn-edwards-obituary) and was written by Brian Alderson, who I imagine is likely the same Brian Alderson who wrote the Hobbit 50th Anniversary commemorative booklet.
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