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Itinerant Songster
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Here and there scattered through the late Humphrey Carpenter's authorized biography of Tolkien or fascinating little references to things, people, place, and events to which had a negative visceral reaction.
Upon reading the first one, I had to laugh. See what I mean..... Quote:
Were Parisian street Frenchmen part of the recipe for Tolkien's orcs in LotR? ![]() But you Anglophile Francophobes had better not be too quick to laugh at your cousins across the Channel. Take note: Quote:
Am I all wet, or is this a piece of orc-dom? Are there any such references from his Letters? Last edited by littlemanpoet; 01-10-2005 at 08:38 PM. |
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: A green and pleasant land
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Letter #66 (dated 6 May 1944): Quote:
Similarly, in Letter #71 (dated 25 May 1944): Quote:
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