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Author Archives: Peter Gilliver
In search of T.W. Earp and the origin of ‘twerp’
In a guest post, Oxford English Dictionary historian and lexicographer Peter Gilliver sheds new light on one of the most curious characters to cross the young J.R.R. Tolkien’s path The classical scholar E.R. Dodds, who matriculated at Oxford a year … Continue reading
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Tagged E.R. Dodds, Exeter College, Oxford, T.W. Earp, Tolkien's friends
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Tolkien the opera composer
A guest post by Peter Gilliver No, not that Tolkien – though he was in fact a fairly close relative. I was intrigued to discover that Frederick Tolkien (1848–1939), first cousin once removed of JRRT, was a composer, with at … Continue reading
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Tagged Frederick Tolkien, Leeds, Lola Descartes, Music, Tolkien's family
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