The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post - The Autobiographical Tolkien

Child of the 7th Age · 08-07-2002, 02:41 PM

Imp and Kuruhran--

I actually think that Tolkien began work on that "unfinihed business" in his own retirement when he agreed to go live in Bournemouth. I've visited there, and I don't think it would be his kind of place (My apologies to anyone living there. I live in Houston, and I'm quite sure Tolkien would have disliked it intensely!)

His wife, however, was very happy. Her home had modern conveniences for the first time, and there was a low key social life with the kind of folk she felt so comfortable with. For Tolkien, it meant isolation from academics and the type of men he enjoyed conversing with. In many ways, Bournemouth represented a real sacrifice for him, but he did it readily and with apparently no complaint, much to Edith's delight.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit

08-07-2002, 02:41 PM	#5
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Imp and Kuruhran-- I actually think that Tolkien began work on that "unfinihed business" in his own retirement when he agreed to go live in Bournemouth. I've visited there, and I don't think it would be his kind of place (My apologies to anyone living there. I live in Houston, and I'm quite sure Tolkien would have disliked it intensely!) His wife, however, was very happy. Her home had modern conveniences for the first time, and there was a low key social life with the kind of folk she felt so comfortable with. For Tolkien, it meant isolation from academics and the type of men he enjoyed conversing with. In many ways, Bournemouth represented a real sacrifice for him, but he did it readily and with apparently no complaint, much to Edith's delight. sharon, the 7th age hobbit __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.