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Much kinder than the interjection from his fellow literary club member Prof Hugo Dyson to a reading by Tolkien of a draft of LOR: "Oh no. Not another fucking e
by mellosouls 3y ago
Much kinder than the interjection from his fellow literary club member Prof Hugo Dyson to a reading by Tolkien of a draft of LOR:
"Oh no. Not another fucking elf."
- ggm 3y agoI thought that was CS Lewis
- zabzonk 3y agoShouldn't think so as Lewis and Tolkein were very close friends. But I suppose close friends can say things like that.
- Turing_Machine 3y agoAlso, Lewis wasn't exactly averse to fairy tales.
- wolverine876 3y agoIIRC, the comment was supposed to have been made at a meeting of the Inklings, who were friends.