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Estelyn Telcontar · 06-28-2004, 02:22 AM

Ah, I finally found it, in Letter 288 - JRRT hung his hat on the Tsar of Russia's bust! I wonder if his own, in the Oxford English Faculty Library, is used similarly today?!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 06-28-2004, 03:02 AM

Hardly anyone wears hats any more, so probably not. Maybe one day I'll do it, in revenge for the Czar's dignity.

Your turn, Estelyn.

Estelyn Telcontar · 06-30-2004, 12:47 AM

In which seaside town did the Tolkien family spend a holiday that inspired one of his children's stories?

**The Saucepan Man** · 06-30-2004, 02:41 AM

... but was it the charming resort of Sidmouth?

Estelyn Telcontar · 06-30-2004, 03:29 AM

Nice guess, Saucy, but unfortunately not the correct answer...

Mariska Greenleaf · 06-30-2004, 03:32 AM

Was it the seaside town of Filey then?

Estelyn Telcontar · 06-30-2004, 03:35 AM

That's the one, Mariska! Family events there prompted him to invent the story of Roverandom.

06-28-2004, 02:22 AM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Ah, I finally found it, in Letter 288 - JRRT hung his hat on the Tsar of Russia's bust! I wonder if his own, in the Oxford English Faculty Library, is used similarly today?! __________________ '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...'

06-28-2004, 03:02 AM	#2
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's the one Hardly anyone wears hats any more, so probably not. Maybe one day I'll do it, in revenge for the Czar's dignity. Your turn, Estelyn. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

06-30-2004, 12:47 AM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	In which seaside town did the Tolkien family spend a holiday that inspired one of his children's stories? __________________ '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...'

06-30-2004, 02:41 AM	#4
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	I'm guessing ... ... but was it the charming resort of Sidmouth? __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

06-30-2004, 03:29 AM	#5
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Nice guess, Saucy, but unfortunately not the correct answer... __________________ '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...'

06-30-2004, 03:32 AM	#6
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	Was it the seaside town of Filey then? __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

06-30-2004, 03:35 AM	#7
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That's the one, Mariska! Family events there prompted him to invent the story of Roverandom. __________________ '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...'