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During the 1960s, I was constantly impressed by Tolkien’s detailed reminiscences of his early life. Even his memory of his holiday with his mother near Cape Town at the age of three seemed a natural result of his closeness to everything that had to do with his mother.
“I certainly remember our holiday on the sea, when we lived in South Africa! Of course, I do!”
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© 2011 Arne Zettersten
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Zettersten, A. (2011). From Bloemfontein to Birmingham. In: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Double Worlds and Creative Process. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230118409_6
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