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Bêthberry · 03-03-2005, 09:02 AM

Enough but not too much!

Tell on, with hope that we shall guess your riddle.

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-09-2005, 01:55 PM

Sorry that I forgot to carry on here! Thanks, Bb, for the gentle reminder. Here's a new question: What was the name of JRRT's aunt with whom he corresponded?

Bêthberry · 03-15-2005, 11:06 AM

Well, Esty, I cannot find any reference in the Letters to Aunt Grace Tolkien, but I believe that this younger sister of Tolkien's father told him stories about the family's past.

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-15-2005, 01:04 PM

Sorry, it's not as easy as that, since her name is not 'Tolkien'. However, there are several letters written to her in the published collection. She read JRRT's works and he asked her opinion on them.

elronds_daughter · 04-15-2005, 07:27 PM

I believe that would be his Aunt Jane. However, I am at a loss to remember her last name. She was a Suffield before she married.

Estelyn Telcontar · 04-16-2005, 02:31 AM

Aunt Jane it was - well done, and welcome to this thread, elronds_daughter! Her married name was Neave, and she was interested in Tolkien's works, as he was interested in her opinion. He wrote Letters # 231, 234, 238, and 241 to her; several of those are wonderfully long, chatty letters, very enjoyable to read!

Carry on with a new question, please!

elronds_daughter · 04-26-2005, 05:43 PM

Sorry it's been a while! I've been on vacation--no computer access, alas! Now, on to the question (it's an easy one):

Who wrote these words to Tolkien: "May you say the things I have tried to say long after I am not here to say them."

<disclaimer: If I got that quote wrong, forgive me. I've not got a book available to me at the moment.>

03-03-2005, 09:02 AM	#1
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Enough but not too much! Tell on, with hope that we shall guess your riddle. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

03-09-2005, 01:55 PM	#2
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Sorry that I forgot to carry on here! Thanks, Bb, for the gentle reminder. Here's a new question: What was the name of JRRT's aunt with whom he corresponded? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

03-15-2005, 11:06 AM	#3
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Well, Esty, I cannot find any reference in the Letters to Aunt Grace Tolkien, but I believe that this younger sister of Tolkien's father told him stories about the family's past. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

03-15-2005, 01:04 PM	#4
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Sorry, it's not as easy as that, since her name is not 'Tolkien'. However, there are several letters written to her in the published collection. She read JRRT's works and he asked her opinion on them. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

04-15-2005, 07:27 PM	#5
elronds_daughter Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Location: Between the fortune cookie and the post-its. Posts: 644	I believe that would be his Aunt Jane. However, I am at a loss to remember her last name. She was a Suffield before she married. __________________ I'd like to be the king of all Londinium and wear a shiny hat.

04-16-2005, 02:31 AM	#6
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Aunt Jane it was - well done, and welcome to this thread, elronds_daughter! Her married name was Neave, and she was interested in Tolkien's works, as he was interested in her opinion. He wrote Letters # 231, 234, 238, and 241 to her; several of those are wonderfully long, chatty letters, very enjoyable to read! Carry on with a new question, please! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

04-26-2005, 05:43 PM	#7
elronds_daughter Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Location: Between the fortune cookie and the post-its. Posts: 644	Sorry it's been a while! I've been on vacation--no computer access, alas! Now, on to the question (it's an easy one): Who wrote these words to Tolkien: "May you say the things I have tried to say long after I am not here to say them." <disclaimer: If I got that quote wrong, forgive me. I've not got a book available to me at the moment.> __________________ I'd like to be the king of all Londinium and wear a shiny hat.