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The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 48, November 28, 2004, Article 13 NEED MORE ROOM FOR BOOKS? KNOCK OUT A WALL Local officials have given landmark preservation protection to the eight-bedroom house in Oxford, southern England, which was home to author J.R.R. Tolkien when he wrote his fantasy tales of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. As a recent Reuters story noted, the author had the same problem faced by many bibliophiles: not enough room for his books. "The house -- at 20 Northmoor Road, Oxford -- was built by a local architect in 1924 for Basil Blackwell, then the owner of a now famous bookshop Blackwells. Tolkien lived there from 1930 to 1947 and is known to have written The Hobbit and most of The Lord of the Rings trilogy in the drawing room. The interior structure remains largely unaltered from the original plan, except for one wall which was removed by Tolkien himself between the former study and drawing room. Heritage experts say Tolkien wanted to increase the size of his study to accommodate the growing number of reference books he needed to write his epic works." To read the full article, see: Full Article Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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