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Alcuin · 01-31-2011, 09:51 PM

Tolkien was living at 20 Northmoor Road in North Oxford when this article was written. That’s about 140-150 miles due south of Sheffield, but only about 100 miles from Birmingham, where he grew up. They all appear to be on the same rail line, and such a party – and story – must have been reprinted in many papers of the day.

It certainly does sound very like Bilbo’s eleventy-first birthday party! How did this come to your attention?

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01-31-2011, 09:51 PM	#4
Alcuin Haunting Spirit Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nurn Posts: 73	Tolkien was living at 20 Northmoor Road in North Oxford when this article was written. That’s about 140-150 miles due south of Sheffield, but only about 100 miles from Birmingham, where he grew up. They all appear to be on the same rail line, and such a party – and story – must have been reprinted in many papers of the day. It certainly does sound very like Bilbo’s eleventy-first birthday party! How did this come to your attention?