tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post7098880909452896264..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Pratchett's Letter to TolkienJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-74624606119354183792023-01-05T20:44:19.131-08:002023-01-05T20:44:19.131-08:00Dear Rownsepyk
Thanks for pointing this out. I ha...Dear Rownsepyk<br /><br />Thanks for pointing this out. I had been fortunate enough to see the exhibit (twice) but don't now remember every individual piece on display, six years later. So it's nice to have reminders.<br /> <br />Looking in McIlwaine's excellent catalogue I see that she reprints Pratchett's whole letter, along with Pratchett's famous analogy comparing Tolkien with Mt. Fuji.<br /><br />--John RJohn D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-64552725832669490932023-01-05T15:25:22.998-08:002023-01-05T15:25:22.998-08:00Hi John! It is a great letter, and response. The...Hi John! It is a great letter, and response. The Bodleian had this letter on display in the Maker of Middle-earth exhibition, in 2018. It is reproduced in the catalogue, along with a short essay about it and Tolkien's reply, on pp. 102-103 (Figure 11).Rownsepykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541180199614791481noreply@blogger.com