> I can't imagine Auden and Tolkein would have got on well. But they both loved countryside, and so maybe I am wrong They became friends later in life, perhaps

> I can't imagine Auden and Tolkein would have got on well. But they both loved countryside, and so maybe I am wrong They became friends later in life, perhaps because of Auden's championing of his work, although they fell out when Auden wanted to write a book about Tolkien. https://lithub.com/how-j-r-r-tolkien-blocked-w-h-auden-from-writing-a-book-about-him/ https://lithub.com/how-j-r-r-tolkien-blocked-w-h-auden-from-...